Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009

H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R.1585, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, Understanding the role of local primary care physicians in obesity prevention H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to National Workforce Commission, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law

Client expense: $870,448 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, White House Office

H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education modernization to improve financing for Family medicine education and training

H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission

H.R. 3200--America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (Lobbied against cuts to Medicare physician reimbursement rates; requested support from House against amendment to include an Independent Medicare Advisory Committee) S. 1628/H.R. 3648--Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009 (Lobbied in support of bills) H.R. 3590--Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Lobbied on Medicare and Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts, language on Rural Physician Pipeline amendment, 340B Inpatient Extension H.R. 2847 (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase) H.R. 3961--Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 (Lobbied in support of bill) H.R. 3185 (Lobbied delegation to cosponsor bill) H.R. 3962--Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009 (Lobbied on Graduate Medical Education amendment) S. 1776--Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (Lobbied in support of bill)

Client expense: $234,952 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicare payments to physicians, Medicaid payment rates, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home and patient's bill of rights, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education, Promote health care coverage for all with primary care focus. H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Require insurance issuers to meet federal antitrust rules to prevent price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations harmful to competition and consumers. S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Medical education pertinent to careers in rural medicine. S. 1720, Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act, Promote Title VII Primary Care training grant programs. S. 1776, Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, Reform Medicare sustainable growth rate formula and provide increased payments to primary care physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ National Advisory Council's subcommittee on Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform, To promote medical liability reforms. No Bill Number, Expanding GME to all payers, Adequate funding for medical education and training. No Bill Number, Coalition for Health Funding meeting with Dora Hughes, Adequate funding for AAFP federal program priorities. No Bill Number, Comparative Effectiveness Research, To support provisions that would ensure careful analysis of the relative benefits and costs of various treatments across different populations of people and illnesses thus providing good evidence to practicing family physicians. No Bill Number, HIT, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase HIT.

H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education. H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education. S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Medical education pertinent to careers in rural medicine. S. 1720, Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act, Promote Title VII Primary Care training grant programs. No Bill Number, Health Care Reform Legislation, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care in this country; To ensure access to health care in this country; To include provisions that would provide a fair payment to PCPs; to assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers; Ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications.

Client expense: $899,020 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, and S 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act: Title VII reauthorization; S 1628/HR 3648, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1628/H.R. 3648--Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009 (Requested support for the bills) S. 1009: Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009 (Sent letter to Senator Max Baucus requesting language from the bill be incorporated in the final health care reform bill) S. 1239/H.R. 444--340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009 (Requested support for the bills) H.R. 3200--America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (Lobbied against cuts to Medicare physician reimbursement rates; requested support from House against amendment to include an Independent Medicare Advisory Committee) H.R. 1715--Protection for Participants in Research Act of 2009 (Worked with House on amendments to bill) H.R. 873--Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009 (Requested support for bill)

Client expense: $234,199 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 1105, Appropriates for FY 2009, funding for health professions grants. H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicare payments to physicians, Medicaid payment rates, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. S. 1628, Title VII Reauthorization to Create a Rural Physicians Pipeline, Medical education pertinent to careers in rural medicine. S. 1720, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII primary care training grant programs. No Bill Number, America's Health Futures Act, Medicare payments to physicians including primary care bonus, Medicare commission, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. No Bill Number, Health Care Reform Legislation, To advocate for provisions that would ensure quality and cost effective health care coverage for all in this country; provide a fair payment for primary care physicians; include CER and primary care workforce provisions, assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care physicians and ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill Number, House Small Business Committee Testimony on the Future Physician Shortage & How Health Reform Can Address the Problem, Primary care key to reform, promote patient-centered medical home, increase Title VII and NHSC funding, medical student debt relief.

Client expense: $844,396 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicare payments to physicians, Medicaid payment rates, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. S. 1628, Title VII Reauthorization to Create a Rural Physicians Pipeline, Medical education pertinent to careers in rural medicine. S. 1720, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII primary care training grant programs. No Bill Number, Advanced Primary Care, Promote patient centered medical home coverage for all. No Bill Number, America's Health Futures Act, Medicare payments to physicians including primary care bonus, Medicare commission, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. No Bill Number, ARRA Funding for Health Professionals Training Grants, Promote Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, CMS Physician Payment Rule for 2010, Revisions to Medicare physician payment rule. No Bill Number, Comparative Effectiveness Research, To support provision that would ensure careful analysis of the relative benefits and costs of various treatments across different populations of people and illnesses thus providing good evidence to practicing family physicians. No Bill Number, Families USA with Tina Tchen, Promote coverage for all focused on primary care in health reform. No Bill Number, Health Care Reform Legislation, To advocate for provisions that would ensure quality and cost effective health care coverage for all in this country; provide a fair payment for primary care physicians; include CER and primary care workforce provisions, assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care physicians and ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill Number, HIT, To ensure HIT standards are meaningful to physicians and that any HIT is available to small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, House Small Business Committee Testimony on the Future Physician Shortage & How Health Reform Can Address the Problem, Primary care key to reform, promote patient-centered medical home, increase Title VII and NHSC funding, medical student debt relief. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care in this country.

S.1679, Affordable Health Choices Act H.R. 3200, "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 - Senate Finance Committee H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act - S. 391 Healthy Americans Act H.R. 2891, Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Act S. 1628, the Rural Physician Pipeline Act H.R. 1346, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 1478, Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009 S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 H.R. 1776, Quality FIRST (From Incentives, Reporting, Standards, and Technology) Act H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009 H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act H.R. 1427Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act S. 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act H.R. 759, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Globalization Act H.R. 3148, the Preventative Health Savings Act of 2009 S. 584 Complete the Streets Act of 2009 H.R. 1443, Complete the Streets Act of 2009 H.R. 1402, Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care bill The FY 2009 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill (P.L. 111-32) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5) The Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act (P.L. 111-3)

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported