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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007
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2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1093 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 H.R.1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.2050 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 H.R.2164 Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2749 Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act H.R.4736 To amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing H.R.5445 To amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians services through December 31, 2009 H.R.5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 S.588 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 S.1003 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1310 Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1408 Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S.1519 Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.1947 Continuing the Advancement of Quality Improvement Act of 2007 S.2406 Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008
Client expense: $762,281 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.477 Stroke Treatment & Ongoing Prevention Act H.R.583 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 H.R.882 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1093 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 H.R.1233 Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Services & Time Act of 2007 H.R.1418 Reauthorizations of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.2050 Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 H.R.2164 Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R. 2406 Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act H.R.2464 Wakefield Act H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R.2583 Physician Workforce & Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.2584 High-need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007 H.R.2626 Comprehensive Health Coverage and Reform Enhancement (CARE) Act of 2007 H.R.2749 Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.3163 Healthy Americans Act H.R.3173 Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 H.R.3344 Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2007 H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act H.R.3963 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R.4736 To amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing H.R.5445 To amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians services through December 31, 2009 H.R.5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 S.60 Wakefield Act S.243 Medical Care Access Protection (MCAP) Act of 2007 S.334 Healthy Americans Act S.558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S.588 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 S.793 Reauthorizations of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act S.999 Stroke Treatment & Ongoing Prevention Act S.1003 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1042 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 S.1310 Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1408 Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S.1519 Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1873 Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 S.1947 Continuing the Advancement of Quality Improvement Act of 2007 S.1970 Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 S.2029 Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S.2319 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007 S.2406 Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Preventing Reductions to Medicaid Hospital Payments: Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act (HR 3533/S 2460), FY2008 Medicaid Intergovernmental Transfer/Cost Limit Regulations, FY2008 Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Proposed Rule, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 (HR 5613); Supplemental Appropriations Acts, 2008 (HR 2642); Increasing Medicare's Resident Limits: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (HR 1093/S 588); Preventing Reductions of Medicare Payments to Anesthesiologists: Medicare Anesthesiology; Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 (HR 2053/S 2056); Improving Cancer Treatment and Care under Medicare: Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvements Act of 2007 (HR 1078); Improving Delivery of Care to Children Under Medicaid: Children's Healthcare and Quality Act of 2007 (HR 2723, S 1226, S 2790); Medicare Value Based Purchasing, Medicare Physician Payments: Preventing a 10% Reduction in CY2008: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (HR 6331/S 3101); Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 (S 3118); Maintaining Medicare Indirect Medical Education Payments. Increased Medicare Payments to Nurse-Midwives: Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2007 (HR 864/S 507).
Client expense: $41,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 588/HR. 1424 "Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act," Issue: Mental Health Insurance Coverage; support bills to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services; S. 1693 (Kennedy) "Wired for Health Care Quality Act," Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy; modify a bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States; HR 5442 (Markey) "TRUST in Health Information Act," Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy. To modify a bill providing individuals with access to health information, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the enforcement of tese rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes; HR 6357 (Dingell) "PRO(TECH)T Act," Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy; Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, providing limited privacy protections and for other purposes; HR 3800 (Eshoo) "Improving the Interoperability of Health Information Technology," Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy; seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes; HR 5447 (Towns) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney m. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act," Issue: Health/Social Work Workforce; support a bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work; S 2858 (Mikulski) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act," Issue: Health/Social Work Workforce, support a bill to establish the social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work; Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act S. 2858 and HR 5447 Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act Support establishing a Social Work Reinvestment Commission to address recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the social work profession; HCR: Health Issues, S 3484 and HR 6873, Medicare Hospice Protection Act, support the passage of bill to provide for a delay in the phase out of the hospice budget neurality adjustment factor during fiscal year 2009; S 2708 and HR 6337, Caring for an Aging American Act of 2008, support the need to address the emerging care gap between the increasing numbers of older Americans and the lack of providers who are trained in caring for the medical, health and social needs of the aging population; HR 2165, Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act, support establishing a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations; S. 106, National Center for Social Work Research Act, support establishing the National Center for Socail Work Research as an agency of the National Institutes of health (NIH) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern; HR 5447, S2858, The Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act: the initiative attempts to address maters of recruitment/retention as it pertains to the social work profession, in addition to the establishment of a social work commission to study significant problems associated with the profession.
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1571, Seniors Access to Mental Health Act of 2007 (Medicare parity) H.R. 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 2626, Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 (Price Healthcare Bill) H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2585, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2007 (Burgess SGR Bill) H.R. 3025, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings for Our Seniors (Medicare Prescription Drug SOS) Act of 2007 H.R. 3061, Medicare Part D Drug Class Protection Act of 2007 (Six Classes Bill) H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 1588, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity (H-CARE) Act of 2007 H.R. 2050, Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 (IMD-EMTALA) H.R. 882, Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 (EMTALA) S. 1887, Medicare Access to Critical Medications Act (Six Classes Bill) H.R. 470, to provide Medicare coverage of benzodiazepines and off-label uses of certain prescription drugs, optional Medicaid coverage of Medicare prescription drug cost-sharing, and authorization for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain determinations denying Medicare prescription drug coverage S. 137, Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 (Cardin Healthcare Bill, Includes Benzos) S. 588, Physician Shortage Act S. 1715, Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2007 S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act S. 2785, to amend title XVIII of the Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare program H.R. 5445, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2007 (physician payment under Medicare) H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Conditions selected for coverage under the chronic conditions special needs plans (SNPs) HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Modification to Medical Data Code Set Standards to Adopt ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS; Proposed Rule RIN 0958-AN25 [CMS-0013-P] 73 Federal Register 49796
| Democratic |
| DE |
| Kent Conrad | Democratic | ND |
| Mark L. Pryor | Democratic | AR |
| Mel Martinez | Republican | FL |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Tim Johnson | Democratic | SD |
Client expense: $762,281 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $185,826 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions contained bills in which would offer Medicare, Medicaid and/or SCHIP to more children, create parity in coverage of mental health benefits, foster reform at the state level, stabilize trauma care, prevent healthcare acquired infections, ensure hospital preparedness, expand the use of health information technology, provide funding for Ryan White programs, increase and stabilize the healthcare workforce. HR 2357; MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007"; to create a new federal healthcare program to provide comprehensive health benefits to children S 1218 /HR 2034, Medicare for All Act; expanding the Medicare program to those under age 65. S 1169; State-Based Health Care Reform Act; to create a five-year pilot program in several states to develop coverage plans for the uninsured HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act require group health plans to provide comparable treatment limits and beneficiary cost sharing for medical and mental health benefits. HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act to provide mental health parity in private health insurance and Medicare, and improves coverage for cost-effective and community-based mental health treatment services for seniors and people with disabilities S 895/HR 1535; Children's Health First Act allow states to expand children's health coverage to families up to 400 percent of the Federal poverty level HR 1308S/764, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act to permit states the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 would preserve state laws that are more comprehensive while creating parity in health plans offering mental health coverage by equating financial requirements and treatment limitations for mental health benefits with medical and surgical benefits. S 325/HR 506, Health Partnership Act would provide grants to individual states, groups of states, and portions of states to test various health reform strategies HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 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) 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 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program HR 3221: Housing and Economic Recovery Act provision that would allow federal home loan banks to issue letters of credit for tax-exempt hospital bonds. HR 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act: Title III, temporary increase in Medicaid matching rate Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions which would stabilize medical emergency reimbursement, 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 S 657, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care HR 6394: Border Health Care Relief Act of 2008 Amends the MPDIMA to extend Sec. 1011 through FY2012 for federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure patient safety, H.J.RES. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007 provision annual fit-testing of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis. S 2278/HR 4214 Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure emergency preparedness, HR 727, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 would authorize an additional $46 million between fiscal years 2008 and 2012 in spending for rural medical centers that treat patients during times of national crisis HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness HR 3043; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for hospital preparedness Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to promote the use of health information technology: S 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act HR3043/S1710, Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies FY 08, funding for HIT programs HR 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act, award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration,guidelines and mechanisms to promote the integration of the healthcare information enterprise. S 1408, Health Information Technology Act, would provide tax incentives and resources to offset the costs of investing in new health information technology. HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for HIT S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for HIT HR 3043, Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for HIT HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008 provide funds for HIT HR 6357 : Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act, Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions funding HIV/AIDS programs: HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs HR3043/S1710, FY 2008 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, funding for Ryan White programs HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008, funding for Ryan White programs Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure sufficient workforce within in the healthcare sector S 1604, Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act, increases the nurse workforce in rural areas, expands nursing school faculty, and develops initiatives to integrate patient safety practices into nursing education HR 2122, Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007", limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work S 1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the point-based system for visas, to give nurses special consideration under the point system HR800/S1041, Employee Free Choice Act, require the NLRB to certify a bargaining representative if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card-check) HR 2123, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals HR 378, Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. HR 1644, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" S446, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development (NEED) Act, grants based on the number of nursing students enrolled to hire and retain new nursing faculty S 718, The Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, provision study the impact of differences in staffing, organization, size, and structure of intensive care units on access, quality, and efficiency of care HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Nursing Education programs, , national health service corp HR 677, Nursing School Capacity Act authorize IOM study to identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating sufficient number of nurses S1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act screening of direct patient access employees HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp. S 588/HR 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Act, to expand the number of physician training positions in 24 states with shortages HR 5924, The Emergency Nurse Supply Relief Act, which would address the retrogression backlog of visas for internationally-educated nurses who have been hired by U.S. hospitals but are not able to come here because of the unavailability of an employment-based (EB) visa.
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 · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
S. 3230 - Labor HHS appropriations S. 588; H.R. 1093 Residency Caps H.R. 3; S. 5; S. 30 Stem Cell S. 1576 Minority Improvent S. 1066 Medical Affordability Act H.R. 4854, S. 2041 False Claims Correction Act S. 484 Research Misconduct Clinical Trials The role of gene patents in research and genetic testing
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Extending the Moratoria on the FY2008 Medicaid Intergovernmental Transfer/Cost Limit Regulations and the FY 2008 Medicaid Graduate Education Proposed Rule: Title VII of the "Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R. 2642), "Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008" (H.R. 5613), The Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act (H.R. 3533/S. 2400); Increasing Medicare's Resident Limits: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 1093/S. 588); Preventing Reductions of Medicare Payments to Anesthesiologists: Medicare Anesthesiology; Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 (HR 2053/S 2056); Improving Cancer Treatment and Care under Medicare: Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvements Act of 2007 (HR 1078); Improving Delivery of Care to Children Under Medicaid: Children's Healthcare and Quality Act of 2007 (HR 2723, S 1226, S 2790); Medicare Value Based Purchasing; Medicare Physician Payments - Preventing a 10% Reduction in CY2008: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (HR 6331/S 3101); Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 (S 3118); Maintaining Medicare Operating and Capital Indirect Medical Education Payments: Preserving Access to Heathcare (PATH) Act of 2008 (S 3656/HR 7241); Increased Medicare Payments to Nurse-Midwives: Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2007 (HR 864/S 507).
Client expense: $62,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), 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 · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. General monitoring of the safe and drug free schools and community programs. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) H.R.6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. S.3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. H.R.6409, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. General monitoring of the safe and drug free schools and community programs. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) H.R.6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. S.3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. H.R.6409, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) SAMHSA Reauthorization; and Mental health and addiciton parity issues. H.R.6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. S.3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. H.R.6409, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) SAMHSA Reauthorization; and Mental health and addiciton parity issues. H.R.6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. S.3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. H.R.6409, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) H.R.6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. S.3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. H.R.6409, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) H.R.6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. S.3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. H.R.6409, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) HR 3162/S.1893/HR 976 Veto Override Managed Care Reform Title VII, PHS act H.R. 2357/S. 2522 MediKids Appropriate Physician payment levels/systems Medical Records Confidentiality Deficit Reduction Act Children's Access to health insurance Immunizations WIC national Immunizations program (administration) The Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act Medikids Health Insurance Act of 2007 Immunization Coding Issues Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (HR 1424) Health Care Coverage Expansion and Quality Improvement Act Children's Access to Vision Improvement Act Pandemic Influenza Heath Information Technology/Electronic Health Records Emergency Medical Services for Children' Act Reauthorization Injury Prevention Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act s. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 Preemie Act Pediatrics Disaster Preparedness Education Begins at Home Act Child Maltreatment Foster Care and Adoption Native American Child Health Genetic Nondiscrimination Reauthorization of SCHIP S. 588 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act HR 3/S. 5 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act HR 881 Mercury Free Vaccines Act HR 2184 Enhanced Health Care Value For All Act HR 2584 High Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act S. 1576 Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act HR 1153 Parental Right to Decide Protection Act Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 HR 1244/S. 600 School-Based Health Clinics Establishment Act HR 1198/S. 1069 Early Hearing and Detection and Intervention HR 1108/S. 625 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act FACT Act HR 2063/S.1232 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Act S. 877 Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007 HR 4911 Human Growth Hormone Prescription Act HR 3411 Juvenile Crime Reduction Act HR 5178/S. 2451 First Step Forward Act HR 5178 Youth Reentry Improvement Act S. 2376 Medical Homes Act of 2007 HR 5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 HR 5629 Pathway for Biosimilars Act HR 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 E-Meds Act S. 1551, Comprehensive TB Elimination Act S. 2456, Influenza Vaccine Security Act Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resilience Act of 2007 Arthritis Prevention control and care act of 2007 Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 2007 Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007 Non-prescription Drug Modernization Act of 2007 Global Pediatric HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Act HR 5268 S.2819 S. 2685,Truth in Cigarette Labeling Act of 2008 H.R. 6393,Quit Smoking for Life Act of 2008 H.R. 1553/S. 911,Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 H.Res. 1216,Radiological Safety Resolution S. 3020,Food and Drug Administration Accountability and Trasparency Act H.R. 6901, Meth Free Families and Communities Act H.R. 5605/S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act S. 3155, Juvenile Justice adn Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008 H.S. 5524/S. 2982, Reconnecting Homelss Youth Act of 2008 H.R. 6680, Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act Americans with Disabilities Act Underage Drinking National center on Health Statistics
Client expense: $65,846 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007; H.R. 6357, the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506/S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking (S.625/H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program; Include expansion of the medical home as well as transformation grants for the medical home in SCHIP re-authorizing legislation Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007. Economic Stimulus Package: Increase the federal matching rate under the Medicaid program, re-authorize the SCHIP program with additional funding to assure adequate coverage of all eligible children, targeted increases in Medicare payments for primary care physicians, targeted incentives directed toward primary care physicians in smaller practices to acquire health information technology (HIT) applications to support care coordination through the medical home.
Client expense: $269,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007; H.R. 6357, the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506/S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking (S.625/H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program; Include expansion of the medical home as well as transformation grants for the medical home in SCHIP re-authorizing legislation. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007. Economic Stimulus Package: Increase the federal matching rate under the Medicaid program, re-authorize the SCHIP program with additional funding to assure adequate coverage of all eligible children, targeted increases in Medicare payments for primary care physicians, targeted incentives directed toward primary care physicians in smaller practices to acquire health information technology (HIT) applications to support care coordination through the medical home.
Client expense: $142,652 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Title VII of the "Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R. 2642), "Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008" (H.R. 5613), The Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act (H.R. 3533/S. 2400): Extending the Moratoria on the FY2008 Medicaid Intergovernmental Transfer/Cost Limit Regulations and the FY 2008 Medicaid Graduate Education Proposed Rule; Increasing Medicare's Resident Limits: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 1093/S. 588); Preventing Reductions of Medicare Payments to Anesthesiologists: Medicare Anesthesiology; Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 (HR 2053/S 2056); Improving Cancer Treatment and Care under Medicare: Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvements Act of 2007 (HR 1078); Improving Delivery of Care to Children Under Medicaid: Children's Healthcare and Quality Act of 2007 (HR 2723, S 1226, S 2790); Medicare Value Based Purchasing, Medicare Physician Payments: Preventing a 10% Reduction in CY2008: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (HR 6331/S 3101); Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 (S 3118); Maintaining Medicare Operating and Capital Indirect Medical Education Payments. Increased Medicare Payments to Nurse-Midwives: Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2007 (HR 864/S 507).
Client expense: $57,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
S. 3230 - Labor HHS appropriations S. 588; H.R. 1093 Residency Caps H.R. 3; S. 5; S. 30 Stem Cell S. 1576 Minority Improvent S. 1066 Medical Affordability Act H.R. 4854, S. 2041 False Claims Correction Act S. 484 Research Misconduct Clinical Trials The role of gene patents in research and genetic testing
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
The Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act: the initiative attempts to address matters of recruitment/retention as it pertains to the social work profession, in addition to the establishment of a social work commission to study significant problems associated with the profession; (HR 5447/S 2858); S 588/HR 1424 "Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act" mental health insurance coverage, support bills to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. S 1693 (Kennedy) "Wired for Health Care Quality Act," mental health and health privacy. Modify a bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States; HR 5442 (Markey) "TRUST in Health Information Act," mental health and health privacy. To modify a bill providing individuals with access to health information, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. HR 6357 (Dingell) "PRO(TECH)T Act," mental health and health privacy. Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, providing limited privacy protections and for other purposes. HR 3800 (Eshoo) "Improving the Interoperability of Health Information Technology," mental health and health privacy. Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. HR 5447 (Towns) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. social Work Reinvestment Act," health/social work workforce. Support a bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work. S. 2858 (Mikulski) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act," health/social work workforce. Support a bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work.
Client expense: $234,194 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
The Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act: the initiative attempts to address matters of recruitment/retention as it pertains to the social work profession, in addition to the establishment of a social work commission to study significant problems associated with the profession; (HR 5447/S 2858); S 588/HR 1424 "Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act" mental health insurance coverage, support bills to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. S 1693 (Kennedy) "Wired for Health Care Quality Act," mental health and health privacy. Modify a bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States; HR 5442 (Markey) "TRUST in Health Information Act," mental health and health privacy. To modify a bill providing individuals with access to health information, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. HR 6357 (Dingell) "PRO(TECH)T Act," mental health and health privacy. Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, providing limited privacy protections and for other purposes. HR 3800 (Eshoo) "Improving the Interoperability of Health Information Technology," mental health and health privacy. Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. HR 5447 (Towns) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. social Work Reinvestment Act," health/social work workforce. Support a bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work. S. 2858 (Mikulski) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act," health/social work workforce. Support a bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work.
Client expense: $234,194 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
See attached Iroquois Healthcare Alliance Federal legislation for July 1 through September 30, 2008 Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act, S.3656/ H.R. 7241 blocks for six months implementation of both the Medicare capital IME cut and the Medicaid outpatient regulation Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008 S.3300 IS / H.R.6912.IH To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for temporary improvements to the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and to provide for the use of the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program, and for other purposes. Physician Availability Act of 2008 H.R.5739.IH Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 2583 IH To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs. Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008 HR 2583 EH Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2008 S.3468 IS /H.R.5174.IH To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue the ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs. 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007 S.1376 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 S.588.IS/ H.R.1093.IH Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act of 2008 S.2786.IS Physician Availability Act of 2008 HR 5739 IH To assure that the services of a nonemergency department physician are available to hospital patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week in all non-Federal hospitals with at least 100 licensed beds.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1571, Seniors Access to Mental Health Act of 2007 (Medicare parity) H.R. 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 2626, Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 (Price Healthcare Bill) H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2585, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2007 (Burgess SGR Bill) H.R. 3025, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings for Our Seniors (Medicare Prescription Drug SOS) Act of 2007 H.R. 3061, Medicare Part D Drug Class Protection Act of 2007 (Six Classes Bill) H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 1588, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity (H-CARE) Act of 2007 H.R. 2050, Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 (IMD-EMTALA) H.R. 882, Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 (EMTALA) S. 1887, Medicare Access to Critical Medications Act (Six Classes Bill) H.R. 470, to provide Medicare coverage of benzodiazepines and off-label uses of certain prescription drugs, optional Medicaid coverage of Medicare prescription drug cost-sharing, and authorization for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain determinations denying Medicare prescription drug coverage S. 137, Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 (Cardin Healthcare Bill, Includes Benzos) S. 588, Physician Shortage Act S. 1715, Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2007 S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act S. 2785, to amend title XVIII of the Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare program H.R. 5445, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2007 (physician payment under Medicare) H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; and Revisions to the Amendment of the E-Prescribing Exemption for Computer Generated Facsimile Transmissions Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective, Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and CY 2009 Payment Rates
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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 · Health Issues
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. General monitoring of the safe and drug free schools and community programs. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) H.R.6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. S.3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. H.R.6409, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2008 · third_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. General monitoring of the safe and drug free schools and community programs. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) H.R.6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. S.3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. H.R.6409, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) SAMHSA Reauthorization; and Mental health and addiciton parity issues. H.R.6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. S.3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. H.R.6409, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2008 · third_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) SAMHSA Reauthorization; and Mental health and addiciton parity issues. H.R.6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. S.3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. H.R.6409, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) H.R.6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. S.3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. H.R.6409, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2008 · third_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) H.R.6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. S.3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues. H.R.6409, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, Mental health parity related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1093/S.588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007, Workforce shortage issues. H.R.1952, National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007, Health IT issues. General monitoring of Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement 340 B Program; and patient quality and safety. H.R.3533, Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, GME related issues. H.R.4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, RAC related issues. H.R.2606/S.1376, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007, Reimbursement related issues. H.R.4231, Rural Veterans Health Care Access Act of 2007, Veterans healthcare related issues. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions contained bills in which would offer Medicare, Medicaid and/or SCHIP to more children, create parity in coverage of mental health benefits, foster reform at the state level, stabilize trauma care, prevent healthcare acquired infections, ensure hospital preparedness, expand the use of health information technology, provide funding for Ryan White programs, increase and stabilize the healthcare workforce HR 2357; MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007"; to create a new federal healthcare program to provide comprehensive health benefits to children S 1218 /HR 2034, Medicare for All Act; expanding the Medicare program to those under age 65. S 1169; State-Based Health Care Reform Act; to create a five-year pilot program in several states to develop coverage plans for the uninsured HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act require group health plans to provide comparable treatment limits and beneficiary cost sharing for medical and mental health benefits. HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act to provide mental health parity in private health insurance and Medicare, and improves coverage for cost-effective and community-based mental health treatment services for seniors and people with disabilities S 895/HR 1535; Children's Health First Act allow states to expand children's health coverage to families up to 400 percent of the Federal poverty level HR 1308S/764, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act to permit states the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 would preserve state laws that are more comprehensive while creating parity in health plans offering mental health coverage by equating financial requirements and treatment limitations for mental health benefits with medical and surgical benefits. S 325/HR 506, Health Partnership Act would provide grants to individual states, groups of states, and portions of states to test various health reform strategies HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 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) 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 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program HR 3221: Housing and Economic Recovery Act provision that would allow federal home loan banks to issue letters of credit for tax-exempt hospital bonds. HR 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act: Title III, temporary increase in Medicaid matching rate Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions which would stabilize medical emergency reimbursement, 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 S 657, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care HR 6394: Border Health Care Relief Act of 2008 Amends the MPDIMA to extend Sec. 1011 through FY2012 for federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure patient safety, H.J.RES. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007 provision annual fit-testing of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis. S 2278/HR 4214 Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure emergency preparedness, HR 727, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 would authorize an additional $46 million between fiscal years 2008 and 2012 in spending for rural medical centers that treat patients during times of national crisis HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness HR 3043; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for hospital preparedness Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to promote the use of health information technology: S 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act HR3043/S1710, Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies FY 08, funding for HIT programs HR 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act, award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration,guidelines and mechanisms to promote the integration of the healthcare information enterprise. S 1408, Health Information Technology Act, would provide tax incentives and resources to offset the costs of investing in new health information technology. HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for HIT S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for HIT HR 3043, Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for HIT HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008 provide funds for HIT HR 6357 : Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act, Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions funding HIV/AIDS programs: HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs HR3043/S1710, FY 2008 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, funding for Ryan White programs HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008, funding for Ryan White programs Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure sufficient workforce within in the healthcare sector S 1604, Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act, increases the nurse workforce in rural areas, expands nursing school faculty, and develops initiatives to integrate patient safety practices into nursing education HR 2122, Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007", limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work S 1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the point-based system for visas, to give nurses special consideration under the point system HR800/S1041, Employee Free Choice Act, require the NLRB to certify a bargaining representative if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card-check) HR 2123, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals HR 378, Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. HR 1644, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" S446, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development (NEED) Act, grants based on the number of nursing students enrolled to hire and retain new nursing faculty S 718, The Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, provision study the impact of differences in staffing, organization, size, and structure of intensive care units on access, quality, and efficiency of care HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Nursing Education programs, , national health service corp HR 677, Nursing School Capacity Act authorize IOM study to identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating sufficient number of nurses S1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act screening of direct patient access employees HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp. S 588/HR 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Act, to expand the number of physician training positions in 24 states with shortages HR 5924, The Emergency Nurse Supply Relief Act, which would address the retrogression backlog of visas for internationally-educated nurses who have been hired by U.S. hospitals but are not able to come here because of the unavailability of an employment-based (EB) visa.
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 · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 6331 / S. 3101, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act; S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act, as it relates to: Cancer PPS Reimbursement; Part A reimbursement issues; Durable Medical Equipment; physician reimbursement and eprescribing. S. 588, The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 and issues surrounding new GME programs and fairness in financing of GME.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $63,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007; H.R. 6357, the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506/S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking (S.625/H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007.
Client expense: $276,799 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007; H.R. 6357, the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506/S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking (S.625/H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007.
Client expense: $167,205 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) HR 3162/S.1893/HR 976 Veto Override Managed Care Reform Title VII, PHS act H.R. 2357/S. 2522 MediKids Appropriate Physician payment levels/systems Medical Records Confidentiality Deficit Reduction Act Children's Access to health insurance Immunizations WIC national Immunizations program (administration) The Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act Medikids Health Insurance Act of 2007 Immunization Coding Issues Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (HR 1424) Health Care Coverage Expansion and Quality Improvement Act Children's Access to Vision Improvement Act Pandemic Influenza Heath Information Technology/Electronic Health Records Emergency Medical Services for Children' Act Reauthorization Injury Prevention Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act s. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 Preemie Act Pediatrics Disaster Preparedness Education Begins at Home Act Child Maltreatment Foster Care and Adoption Native American Child Health Genetic Nondiscrimination Reauthorization of SCHIP S. 588 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act HR 3/S. 5 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act HR 881 Mercury Free Vaccines Act HR 2184 Enhanced Health Care Value For All Act HR 2584 High Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act S. 1576 Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act HR 1153 Parental Right to Decide Protection Act Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 HR 1244/S. 600 School-Based Health Clinics Establishment Act HR 1198/S. 1069 Early Hearing and Detection and Intervention HR 1108/S. 625 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act FACT Act HR 2063/S.1232 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Act S. 877 Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007 HR 4911 Human Growth Hormone Prescription Act HR 3411 Juvenile Crime Reduction Act HR 5178/S. 2451 First Step Forward Act HR 5178 Youth Reentry Improvement Act S. 2376 Medical Homes Act of 2007 HR 5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 HR 5629 Pathway for Biosimilars Act HR 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 E-Meds Act S. 1551, Comprehensive TB Elimination Act S. 2456, Influenza Vaccine Security Act Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resilience Act of 2007 Arthritis Prevention control and care act of 2007 Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 2007 Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007 Non-prescription Drug Modernization Act of 2007 Global Pediatric HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Act HR 5268 S.2819 S. 2685,Truth in Cigarette Labeling Act of 2008 H.R. 6393,Quit Smoking for Life Act of 2008 H.R. 1553/S. 911,Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 H.Res. 1216,Radiological Safety Resolution S. 3020,Food and Drug Administration Accountability and Trasparency Act H.R. 6901, Meth Free Families and Communities Act H.R. 5605/S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act S. 3155, Juvenile Justice adn Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008 H.S. 5524/S. 2982, Reconnecting Homelss Youth Act of 2008 H.R. 6680, Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act
Client expense: $48,095 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1571, Seniors Access to Mental Health Act of 2007 (Medicare parity) H.R. 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 2626, Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 (Price Healthcare Bill) H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2585, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2007 (Burgess SGR Bill) H.R. 3025, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings for Our Seniors (Medicare Prescription Drug SOS) Act of 2007 H.R. 3061, Medicare Part D Drug Class Protection Act of 2007 (Six Classes Bill) H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 1588, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity (H-CARE) Act of 2007 H.R. 2050, Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 (IMD-EMTALA) H.R. 882, Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 (EMTALA) S. 1887, Medicare Access to Critical Medications Act (Six Classes Bill) H.R. 470, to provide Medicare coverage of benzodiazepines and off-label uses of certain prescription drugs, optional Medicaid coverage of Medicare prescription drug cost-sharing, and authorization for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain determinations denying Medicare prescription drug coverage S. 137, Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 (Cardin Healthcare Bill, Includes Benzos) S. 588, Physician Shortage Act S. 1715, Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2007 S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act S. 2785, to amend title XVIII of the Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare program H.R. 5445, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2007 (physician payment under Medicare) H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Medicare Program: Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates; Proposed Changes to Disclosure of Physician Ownership in Hospitals and Physician Self-Referral Rules; Proposed Collection of Information Regarding Financial Relationships Between Hospitals and Physicians
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare physician payment issues including provisions in H.R. 6331/S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act; S. 3118, the Preserving Access to Medicare Act. Graduate medical education issues including provisions in S. 588/H.R. 1093, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 6331 / S. 3101, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act; S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act, as it relates to: Cancer PPS Reimbursement; Part A reimbursement issues; Durable Medical Equipment; physician reimbursement and eprescribing. S. 588, The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 and issues surrounding new GME programs and fairness in financing of GME.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2008 · second_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R. 3043; S. 1710 - Labor HHS appropriations S. 588; H.R. 1093 Residency Caps H.R. 3; S. 5; S. 30 Stem Cell S. 1576 Minority Improvent S. 1066 Medical Affordability Act H.R. 4854, S. 2041 False Claims Correction Act S. 484 Research Misconduct Clinical Trials
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2008 · second_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1571, Seniors Access to Mental Health Act of 2007 (Medicare parity) H.R. 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 2626, Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 (Price Healthcare Bill) H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2585, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2007 (Burgess SGR Bill) H.R. 3025, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings for Our Seniors (Medicare Prescription Drug SOS) Act of 2007 H.R. 3061, Medicare Part D Drug Class Protection Act of 2007 (Six Classes Bill) H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 1588, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity (H-CARE) Act of 2007 H.R. 2050, Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 (IMD-EMTALA) H.R. 882, Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 (EMTALA) S. 1887, Medicare Access to Critical Medications Act (Six Classes Bill) H.R. 470, to provide Medicare coverage of benzodiazepines and off-label uses of certain prescription drugs, optional Medicaid coverage of Medicare prescription drug cost-sharing, and authorization for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain determinations denying Medicare prescription drug coverage S. 137, Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 (Cardin Healthcare Bill, Includes Benzos) S. 588, Physician Shortage Act S. 1715, Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2007 S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act S. 2785, to amend title XVIII of the Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare program H.R. 5445, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2007 (physician payment under Medicare) H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Medicare Program: Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates; Proposed Changes to Disclosure of Physician Ownership in Hospitals and Physician Self-Referral Rules; Proposed Collection of Information Regarding Financial Relationships Between Hospitals and Physicians
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions contained bills in which would offer Medicare, Medicaid and/or SCHIP to more children, create parity in coverage of mental health benefits, foster reform at the state level, stabilize trauma care, prevent healthcare acquired infections, ensure hospital preparedness, expand the use of health information technology, provide funding for Ryan White programs, increase and stabilize the healthcare workforce HR 2357; MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007"; to create a new federal healthcare program to provide comprehensive health benefits to children S 1218 /HR 2034, Medicare for All Act; expanding the Medicare program to those under age 65. S 1169; State-Based Health Care Reform Act; to create a five-year pilot program in several states to develop coverage plans for the uninsured HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act require group health plans to provide comparable treatment limits and beneficiary cost sharing for medical and mental health benefits. HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act to provide mental health parity in private health insurance and Medicare, and improves coverage for cost-effective and community-based mental health treatment services for seniors and people with disabilities S 895/HR 1535; Children's Health First Act allow states to expand children's health coverage to families up to 400 percent of the Federal poverty level HR 1308S/764, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act to permit states the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 would preserve state laws that are more comprehensive while creating parity in health plans offering mental health coverage by equating financial requirements and treatment limitations for mental health benefits with medical and surgical benefits. S 325/HR 506, Health Partnership Act would provide grants to individual states, groups of states, and portions of states to test various health reform strategies HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 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) 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). Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions which would stabilize medical emergency reimbursement, 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 S 657, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure patient safety, H.J.RES. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007 provision annual fit-testing of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis. S 2278/HR 4214 Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure emergency preparedness, HR 727, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 would authorize an additional $46 million between fiscal years 2008 and 2012 in spending for rural medical centers that treat patients during times of national crisis HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness HR 3043; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for hospital preparedness Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to promote the use of health information technology: S 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act HR3043/S1710, Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies FY 08, funding for HIT programs HR 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act, award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration,guidelines and mechanisms to promote the integration of the healthcare information enterprise. S 1408, Health Information Technology Act, would provide tax incentives and resources to offset the costs of investing in new health information technology. HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for HIT S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for HIT HR 3043, Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for HIT HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008 provide funds for HIT Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions funding HIV/AIDS programs: HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs HR3043/S1710, FY 2008 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, funding for Ryan White programs HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008, funding for Ryan White programs Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure sufficient workforce within in the healthcare sector S 1604, Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act, increases the nurse workforce in rural areas, expands nursing school faculty, and develops initiatives to integrate patient safety practices into nursing education HR 2122, Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007", limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work S 1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the point-based system for visas, to give nurses special consideration under the point system HR800/S1041, Employee Free Choice Act, require the NLRB to certify a bargaining representative if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card-check) HR 2123, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals HR 378, Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. HR 1644, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" S446, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development (NEED) Act, grants based on the number of nursing students enrolled to hire and retain new nursing faculty S 718, The Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, provision study the impact of differences in staffing, organization, size, and structure of intensive care units on access, quality, and efficiency of care HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Nursing Education programs, , national health service corp HR 677, Nursing School Capacity Act authorize IOM study to identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating sufficient number of nurses S1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act screening of direct patient access employees HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp. S 588/HR 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Act, to expand the number of physician training positions in 24 states with shortages HR 5924, The Emergency Nurse Supply Relief Act, which would address the retrogression backlog of visas for internationally-educated nurses who have been hired by U.S. hospitals but are not able to come here because of the unavailability of an employment-based (EB) visa.
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
H.R. 1093/S. 588, "Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act" Issue: Medicare Resident Limits-Removing the cap on the number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Indirect Medical Education and Direct Graduate Medical Education payments.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
HR 5447/S 2858: Social Work Reinvestment Act: Working on elements that enhance the capacity of the profession of social work to provide distinguishable social service delivery and also seek to remove systemic barriers such as educational debt which impede professional social workers from adequately engaging their clientele; HR 5447/ S 2858: Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act; support establishing a Social Work Reinvestment Commission to address recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the social work profession; HR 2165: Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act, support establishing a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at risk populations; S 106, National Center for Social Work Research Act, support establishing the National Center for Social Work Research as an agency of the National Institutes of health (NIH) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern; S 2708/ HR 6337, Caring for an Aging America Act of 2008, support the need to address the emerging care gap between the increasing numbers of older Americans and the lack of providers who are trained in caring for the medical, health and social needs of the aging population; HR 493 and S 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 2007: Support the passage of the bill that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment; HR 3333/ S 1576: Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act Support research, grants and demonstration projects to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority groups; HR 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007: Support the bill designed to improve the health of minority individuals. S 588/HR 1424 "Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act" Issues: Mental Health Insurance Coverage. Support bills to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services; S 1693 (Kennedy) "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy. Modify a bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of healthcare in the United States; HR 5442 (Markey) "TRUST in Health Information Act" Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy. To Modify a bill providing individuals with access to health information, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. HR 6357 (Dingell) "PRO(TECH)T Act" Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy. Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, providing limited privacy protections and for other purposes. HR 3800 (Eshoo) "Improving the Interoperability of Health Information Technology." Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy. Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. HR 5447 (Towns) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act" Issue: Health/Social Work Workforce. Support a bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work. S. 2858 (Mikulski) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act: Issue: Health/Social Work Workforce. Support a bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work. S. 3102 (Snowe) "Small Business Information Security Act" Issues: Mental health and health Privacy. Seek modifications in a bill to establish a Small Business Information Security Task Force, to protect health information privacy and for other purposes.
Client expense: $198,284 · Firm income: Not reported
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 · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. General monitoring of the safe and drug free schools and community programs. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S.588, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. General monitoring of the safe and drug free schools and community programs. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)