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Conrad State 30 Improvement Act
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2010 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
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S 2 Middle Class Opportunity Act, Card Check provisions; S 45 MCAP Act, a bill 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; S 77 Children's Mental Health Parity Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for equal coverage of mental health services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 241, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code to require the amounts reimbursed to institutional providers of health care services under the TRICARE program to be the same as amounts reimbursed under Medicare, and to require the Secretary of Defense to contract for health care services with at least one teaching hospital in urban areas; HR 298 Improving Children's Doctor Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require SCHIP annual reports to include information on the HEDIS measure relating to access to primary care practitioners by individuals eligible for child health assistance under such plans and on State efforts to avoid certain displacement of private health coverage, and to express the sense of Congress that such States should utilize Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems consumer satisfaction surveys to measure access by such individuals to physicians; HR 468 and S 245 Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009, a bill to expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States; HR 676 United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, a bill to provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes; HR 688 and S 326 Kids First Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; Tricare letter sent to DOD from Sen. Ben Nelson urging DoD to revise the rule, expand the transition to the new payment system, offer other adjustments to cushion the financial blow on certain hospitals, and conduct a detailed analysis of its impact on the field; S 391 Healthy Americans Act, a bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away; HR 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs; HR 936 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of lifesaving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology; S 408 Wakefield Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children; HR 1086 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009; a bill 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; HR 1101 Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services; HR 1296 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1411 United States Primary and Preventive Health Care Corps Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program; HR 1460 Nurses Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 1494 Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act, a bill to ensure that a private for-profit nursing home affected by a major disaster receives the same reimbursement as a public nursing home affected by a major disaster; HR 1558 and S 623 Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009, to prohibit health insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions; S 616 Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize medical simulation enhancement programs, and for other purposes; HR 1581 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, a bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities; HR 1614 and S 652 Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery; HR 1691 and S 688 Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009, a bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; HR 1699 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; S 703 American Health Security Act of 2009, a bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system; HR 1745 Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such Act; S 733 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of life saving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, and emergency needs; Letter to HHS about the action plan to prevent Healthcare associated infections; Provided information to members of Congress about the Quality and Patient Safety Transparency initiatives by state; Working with Rep. Nathan Deal to get legislation introduced on provider price transparency; HR 1670 and S 683 Community Choice Act of 2009, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports and which would allow disabled Medicaid recipients to receive care in their homes rather than in nursing homes; HR 2003 and S 830 Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act, a bill to modify the definition of children's hospital for purposes of making payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; HR 1998 Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to improve access to emergency medical services; HR 2043 Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students; HR 2066 Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations; S 890 Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers; HR 2176 Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2009, 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; HR 2218 Parental Consent Act of 2009, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program; S 957 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; S 958 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2009; HR 2231 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; HR 2233 Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate health empowerment zones; S 966 and HR 2252 National Health Care Quality Act, a bill to improve the Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement in the United States; HR 2249 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital information and to provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs; HR 2251 and S 973 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions; S 979 and HR 2360 SHOP Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; HR 2273 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; S 999 Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2009, a bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents; S 1001 Health Promotion FIRST Act, a bill to provide for increased research, coordination and expansion of health promotion programs through the Department of Health and Human Services; HR 2350 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; HR 2369 Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to improve mental and substance use health care; S 1020 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 1022 Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 2381 Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes; HR 2388 Physician Availability Act of 2009, a bill 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; S 1028 Strengthening America's Public Health System Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions; S 1031 National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; HR 2427 and S 1050 Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets; S 1104 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse- Managed Health Clinic Investment program; HR 2536 Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, to provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States; HR 2691 a bill to provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood ; S 1173 Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, a bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals; S 1174 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; S 1176 Allied Health Reinvestment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote and improve the allied health professionals; HR 2744 Equal Rights for Health Care Act Title 42, a bill to prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability status; HR 2754 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program; S 1220 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; HR 2785 Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2009, a bill to reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education; HR 2804Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 2810 Public Health Workforce Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies and health centers; HR 2816 States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration; HR 2824 Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, to enhance the conduct and support of federally funded comparative effectiveness research relating to health care; HR 2891 Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program; HR 2925 Communities Building Access Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for community projects that will reduce the number of individuals who are uninsured with respect to health care; HR 2930 Primary Care Training Enhancement Act, a bill to enhance the primary care workforce through modifications to the medical residency training programs and use of qualified teaching health centers and through State primary care scholarship and loan repayment programs; S 1278 Consumers Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to establish the Consumers Choice Health Plan, a public health insurance plan that provides an affordable and accountable health insurance option for consumers; HR 2937 and S 1305 MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act, a bill to prevent health care facility-acquired infections; HR 2948 Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009, a bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of best practices in the delivery of health care in the United States; HR 2957 Rural Health Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs; S 1299 Worker Infection Protection Act, a bill to protect health care workers and first responders, including police, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections; Hatch amendment # 21 requiring the IOM to make recommendations to Congress on how to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions; HR 2975 Medical Practice Protection Act of 2009, a bill to improve the medical care by reducing the excessive burden imposed by the civil liability system on the health care delivery system; HR 3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act, a bill to establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery; HR 3002 and S 1259 PATIENTS Act of 2009, a bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effictiveness research accounts to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response; S 1355 Rural Health Clinic Patient Access and Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care for individuals residing in underserved rural areas; S 1403 Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure that social work students or social work schools are eligible for support under certain programs that would assist individuals in pursuing health careers or for grants for training projects in geriatrics, and to establish a social work training program; S 1404 Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009, a bill to implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to promote universal access to family-centered, evidence-based behavioral health interventions that prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being by addressing parenting practices and skills for families from diverse socio-economic, cultural, racial, ethnic, and other backgrounds; HR3134 Healthcare Innovation Zone Program Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program; H.R.3148, a bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; H.R.3151 and S 1585 Rural Access to Nurse Anesthesia Services Act of 2009, a bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in ``Lugar counties'', and for on-call and standby costs for such services; H.R.3185 and S1569, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs; H.R. 3191 Positive Aging Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes; H.R. 3199 Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2009 , a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training; H.R. 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending; H.R. 3217 Health Care Choice Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; H.R. 3218 Improving Health Care for All Americans Act, a bill to provide a refundable tax credit for medical costs, to expand access to health insurance coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), and to assist in the establishment of high risk pools; H.R.3234 Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, a bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals; H.R. 3242 Women's Health Office Act of 2009, a bill to improve the health of women through the establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services; S.1459 Health Care Choice Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; H.R. 3391 NO TITLE, a bill to allow for the continuation of critical access hospital designation for certain hospitals in geographic areas experiencing population growth; H.R. 3400 Empowering Patients First Act, a bill to provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage; HR 3472 a bill to provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior; HR 3483 Steps Toward Access and Reform (STAR) Act of 2009, a bill to reform the medical liability system, improve access to health care for rural and indigent patients, enhance access to affordable prescription drugs; S 1572, a bill to provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in government-managed health care; HR 3652 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly; S 1720 Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to provide improved training and primary care; HR 3664 Healthcare Innovation Zone Pilot Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program; S 1730 Fairness in Health Insurance Act, a bill to provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage; S 1734 Medical Liability Reform Act of 2009, a bill to reduce the cost of health care and ensure patient access to doctors by ending excessive malpractice verdicts through common-sense lawsuit reform; S 1742 Women's Hospitals Education Equity Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assistance for graduate medical education funding for women's hospitals; Comment letter expressing concerns taht ONC's certification criteria for EHR eliminates flexibility CMS established in rule for achieving meaningful use; HR 4626 Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers; HR 4851 Continuing Extension Act of 2010, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs; Meetings with CMS and HHS to encourage reimbursement under the National Disaster Medical System for hospitals that provided services to victims of the Haitian earthquake; HR 4700 The Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, to provide for transparency in health care pricing; HR 4803 The Patients Right to Know Act, 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; HR 6072 and S 3708 Electronic Health Record Incentives for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act of 2010, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the application of EHR payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals; HR 6376 to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services; HR 6095 to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve integrated care for durable medical equipment under the competitive bidding program for qualified hospital-related DME entities; S 3653 Healthcare Bureacrats Elimination Act, A bill to remove unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from seniors' personal health decisions by repealing the IPAB.
Client expense: $5,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
American Health Security Act (H.R. 1200); Access for All America Act (H.R. 1296/S.486); Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act (H.R. 1185); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); Title VII Reauthorization (S.1720); Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.628); Recognizing the value of community health centers (HCon.Res.144/S.Con.Res.25). Tri-Caucus Health Equity and Accountant Act; Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009 (S.890); Womens Medical House Demonstration Act (S.1303); Family Healthcare Accessibility Act (H.R.1745); Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act (H.R.1614/S.652); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); GAO Study request on VA/CHCs Act (no bill#); Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R.3200); Resident Physician Shortage Act (S.973/H.R.2251); Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act (H.R.1693/S.671); Public Health Workforce Development Act (H.R.2620/S.1143); Helping Fill the Medicine Rx Gap Act (H.R.2777/S.1201); Primary Care Training Enhancement Act (H.R.2930); Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act (S.1404); Community & Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act (S.1300) Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009, Chairmans Mark Senate Finance Committee; MedPAC Reform Act of 2009 (S.1110); Consumers Health Care Act of 2009 (S.1278); Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 (H.R.2350); Senate HELP Affordable Health Choices Act (S.1679); Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R.2068); Medicare Transition Care Act of 2009 (S.1295); School Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2009 (H.R.3003); DSH Collaborative Care Network Pilot Program Act of 2009 (H.R.3430); Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R.3962); The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R.3590); Community-Based Residency Training Act (H.R.4409); Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R.4872); EHR Classification for health centers (H.R.6348); Senate EHR/HIT Clarification; Vision Preservation Act (draft); Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2010(H.R.1745).
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Health Issues
American Health Security Act (H.R. 1200); Access for All America Act (H.R. 1296/S.486); Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act (H.R. 1185); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); Title VII Reauthorization (S.1720); Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.628); Recognizing the value of community health centers (HCon.Res.144/S.Con.Res.25). Tri-Caucus Health Equity and Accountant Act; Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009 (S.890); Womens Medical House Demonstration Act (S.1303); Family Healthcare Accessibility Act (H.R.1745); Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act (H.R.1614/S.652); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); GAO Study request on VA/CHCs Act (no bill#); Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R.3200); Resident Physician Shortage Act (S.973/H.R.2251); Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act (H.R.1693/S.671); Public Health Workforce Development Act (H.R.2620/S.1143); Helping Fill the Medicine Rx Gap Act (H.R.2777/S.1201); Primary Care Training Enhancement Act (H.R.2930); Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act (S.1404); Community & Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act (S.1300) Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009, Chairmans Mark Senate Finance Committee; MedPAC Reform Act of 2009 (S.1110); Consumers Health Care Act of 2009 (S.1278); Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 (H.R.2350); Senate HELP Affordable Health Choices Act (S.1679); Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R.2068); Medicare Transition Care Act of 2009 (S.1295); School Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2009 (H.R.3003); DSH Collaborative Care Network Pilot Program Act of 2009 (H.R.3430); Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R.3962); The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R.3590); Community-Based Residency Training Act (H.R.4409); Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R.4872); EHR Clarification for health centers (H.R.6348); Senate EHR/HIT Clarification; Vision Preservation Act (draft).
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S 2 Middle Class Opportunity Act, Card Check provisions; S 4 Comprehensive Health Reform Act of 2009, a bill to guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans, and for other purposes; S 45 MCAP Act, a bill 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; S 77 Children's Mental Health Parity Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for equal coverage of mental health services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 241a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the amounts reimbursed to institutional providers of health care services under the TRICARE program to be the same as amounts reimbursed under Medicare, and to require the Secretary of Defense to contract for health care services with at least one teaching hospital in urban areas; HR 298 Improving Children's Doctor Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require SCHIP annual reports to include information on the HEDIS measure relating to access to primary care practitioners by individuals eligible for child health assistance under such plans and on State efforts to avoid certain displacement of private health coverage, and to express the sense of Congress that such States should utilize Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems consumer satisfaction surveys to measure access by such individuals to physicians; S 179 Health Information Technology Act of 2009, a bill to improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology; HR 468 and S 245 Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009, a bill to expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States; HR 676 United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, a bill to provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes; HR 688 and S 326 Kids First Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; Tricare letter sent to DOD from Sen. Ben Nelson urging DoD to revise the rule, expand the transition to the new payment system, offer other adjustments to cushion the financial blow on certain hospitals, and conduct a detailed analysis of its impact on the field; S 391 Healthy Americans Act, a bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away; HR 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs; HR 936 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of lifesaving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology; HR 956 HealthCARE Act of 2009, a bill to expand the number of individuals and families with health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; S 408 Wakefield Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children; HR 1085 Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act, a bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans; HR 1086 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009; a bill 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; HR 1101 Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services; S 441 Quality Reform Expansion and Savings Act of 2009, a bill to encourage the development of coordinated quality reforms to improve health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in the health care system; S 444 National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the establishment of a health information technology and privacy system; S 486 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1253 Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009, a bill to require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable; HR 1296 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1411 United States Primary and Preventive Health Care Corps Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program; HR 1460 Nurses Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 1494 Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act, a bill to ensure that a private for-profit nursing home affected by a major disaster receives the same reimbursement as a public nursing home affected by a major disaster; HR 1558 and S 623 Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009, to prohibit health insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions; S 616 Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize medical simulation enhancement programs, and for other purposes; HR 1581 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, a bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities; HR 1614 and S 652 Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery; HR 1691 and S 688 Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009, a bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; HR 1699 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; S 698 State-Based Health Care Reform Act, a bill to ensure the provision of high-quality health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State health care coverage pilot projects that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system; S 703 American Health Security Act of 2009, a bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system; HR 1745 Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such Act; S 733 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of life saving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, and emergency needs; Letter to HHS about the action plan to prevent Healthcare associated infections; Provided information to members of Congress about the Quality and Patient Safety Transparency initiatives by state; Working with Rep. Nathan Deal to get legislation introduced on provider price transparency; HR 1670 and S 683 Community Choice Act of 2009, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports and which would allow disabled Medicaid recipients to receive care in their homes rather than in nursing homes; HR 2003 and S 830 Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act, a bill to modify the definition of children's hospital for purposes of making payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; HR 1998 Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to improve access to emergency medical services; HR 2043 Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students; HR 2066 Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations; S 890 Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers; HR 2176 Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2009, 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; HR 2218 Parental Consent Act of 2009, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program; S 957 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; S 958 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2009; HR 2231 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; HR 2233 Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate health empowerment zones; S 966 and HR 2252 National Health Care Quality Act, a bill to improve the Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement in the United States; HR 2249 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital information and to provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs; HR 2251 and S 973 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions; S 979 and HR 2360 SHOP Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; HR 2273 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; S 999 Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2009, a bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents; S 1001 Health Promotion FIRST Act, a bill to provide for increased research, coordination and expansion of health promotion programs through the Department of Health and Human Services; HR 2350 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; HR 2369 Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to improve mental and substance use health care; S 1020 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 1022 Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 2381 Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes; HR 2388 Physician Availability Act of 2009, a bill 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; S 1028 Strengthening America's Public Health System Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions; S 1031 National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; HR 2427 and S 1050 Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets; HR 2520 Patients' Choice Act, a bill to provide comprehensive solutions for the health care system of the United States; HR 2535 Blueprint for Health Act of 2009, a bill to establish a Blueprint for Health in order to create a comprehensive system of care incorporating medical homes to improve the delivery and affordability of health care through disease prevention, health promotion, and education about and better management of chronic conditions; S 1104 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program; HR 2536 Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, to provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States; HR 2691 a bill to provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood ; S 1173 Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, a bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals; S 1174 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; S 1176 Allied Health Reinvestment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote and improve the allied health professionals; HR 2744 Equal Rights for Health Care Act Title 42, a bill to prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability status; HR 2754 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program; HR 2778 Health Equity and Accountability through Research Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to redesignate the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities; S 1220 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; HR 2785 Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2009, a bill to reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education; HR 2804Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 2810 Public Health Workforce Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies and health centers; HR 2816 States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration; HR 2824 Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, to enhance the conduct and support of federally funded comparative effectiveness research relating to health care; HR 2891 Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program; HR 2925 Communities Building Access Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for community projects that will reduce the number of individuals who are uninsured with respect to health care; HR 2930 Primary Care Training Enhancement Act, a bill to enhance the primary care workforce through modifications to the medical residency training programs and use of qualified teaching health centers and through State primary care scholarship and loan repayment programs; S 1278 Consumers Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to establish the Consumers Choice Health Plan, a public health insurance plan that provides an affordable and accountable health insurance option for consumers; HR 2937 and S 1305 MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act, a bill to prevent health care facility-acquired infections; HR 2948 Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009, a bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of best practices in the delivery of health care in the United States; HR 2957 Rural Health Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs; S 1299 Worker Infection Protection Act, a bill to protect health care workers and first responders, including police, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections; Hatch amendment # 21 requiring the IOM to make recommendations to Congress on how to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions; HR 2975 Medical Practice Protection Act of 2009, a bill to improve the medical care by reducing the excessive burden imposed by the civil liability system on the health care delivery system; HR 3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act, a bill to establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery; HR 3002 and S 1259 PATIENTS Act of 2009, a bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effictiveness research accounts to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response; S 1355 Rural Health Clinic Patient Access and Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care for individuals residing in underserved rural areas; S. 1403 Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure that social work students or social work schools are eligible for support under certain programs that would assist individuals in pursuing health careers or for grants for training projects in geriatrics, and to establish a social work training program; S. 1404 Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009, a bill to implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to promote universal access to family-centered, evidence-based behavioral health interventions that prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being by addressing parenting practices and skills for families from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, racial, ethnic, and other backgrounds; HR3134 Healthcare Innovation Zone Program Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program; H.R.3148, a bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; H.R.3151 and S 1585 Rural Access to Nurse Anesthesia Services Act of 2009, a bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in ``Lugar counties'', and for on-call and standby costs for such services; H.R.3158 Place Based Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to reform health care delivery by providing incentives for place-based health care, which seeks to bring health services to the patient by locating community health centers, federally qualified health centers, and community integrated health centers in or near settings that already serve a particular target population, such as schools, workplaces, and senior services facilities; H.R.3185 and S1569, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs; H.R. 3191 Positive Aging Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes; H.R. 3199 Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2009 , a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training; H.R. 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending; H.R. 3217 Health Care Choice Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; H.R. 3218 Improving Health Care for All Americans Act, a bill to provide a refundable tax credit for medical costs, to expand access to health insurance coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), and to assist in the establishment of high risk pools; H.R.3234 Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, a bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals; H.R. 3242 Women's Health Office Act of 2009, a bill to improve the health of women through the establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services; S.1459 Health Care Choice Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; S. 1479 NO TITLE, a bill to provide for the treatment of certain hospitals; H.R. 3391 NO TITLE, a bill to allow for the continuation of critical access hospital designation for certain hospitals in geographic areas experiencing population growth; H.R. 3400 Empowering Patients First Act, a bill to provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage; H.R.3421 Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009, a bill to exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled; HR 3472 a bill to provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior; HR 3483 Steps Toward Access and Reform (STAR) Act of 2009, a bill to reform the medical liability system, improve access to health care for rural and indigent patients, enhance access to affordable prescription drugs, and for other purposes S 1572, a bill to provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in government-managed health care; S 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act, an original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce; HR 3652 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly; S 1720 Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to provide improved training and primary care; HR 3664 Healthcare Innovation Zone Pilot Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program; S 1730 Fairness in Health Insurance Act, a bill to provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage; S 1734 Medical Liability Reform Act of 2009, a bill to reduce the cost of health care and ensure patient access to doctors by ending excessive malpractice verdicts through common-sense lawsuit reform; Senate Finance Committee Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009, Senate Finance Committee health reform bill with provisions on coverage, disease prevention and wellness, delivery system reform, health care quality and efficiency, transparency and program integrity, and financing; Meeting with FTC, senate congressional staff re barriers to clinical integration; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the merged product of the health reform bills from the Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committees; HR 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; HR 3700 Health Care Bill of Rights Act, a bill to establish requirements for any health reform legislation enacted by the Congress or the President during the 111th Congress; HR 3713 American Health Care Solutions Act of 2009, a bill to provide bipartisan solutions to lower health costs, increase access to affordable coverage, and give patients more choices and control; S 1742 Women's Hospitals Education Equity Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assistance for graduate medical education funding for women's hospitals; Comments to CMS proposed rule defining meaningful use of electronic Health Records concern that the rules will severely limit hospitals' ability to access federal financing for health information technology and put many hospitals at risk for Medicare payment penalties beginning in 2015; FDA Grants Hospitals 18 Months to Replace Steris System 1 Processor; HR 4626 Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers; HR 4851 Continuing Extension Act of 2010, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs; Meetings with CMS and HHS to encourage reimbursement under the National Disaster Medical System for hospitals that provided services to victims of the Haitian earthquake; HR 4700 The Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, to provide for transparency in health care pricing; HR 4803 The Patients Right to Know Act, 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; HR 6072 and S 3708 Electronic Health Record Incentives for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act of 2010, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the application of EHR payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals; HR 6376 to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services
Client expense: $4,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Immigration
Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.628)
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Health Issues
American Health Security Act (H.R. 1200); Access for All America Act (H.R. 1296/S.486); Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act (H.R. 1185); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); Title VII Reauthorization (S.1720); Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.628); Recognizing the value of community health centers (HCon.Res.144/S.Con.Res.25). Tri-Caucus Health Equity and Accountant Act; Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009 (S.890); Womens Medical House Demonstration Act (S.1303); Family Healthcare Accessibility Act (H.R.1745); Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act (H.R.1614/S.652); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); GAO Study request on VA/CHCs Act (no bill#); Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R.3200); Resident Physician Shortage Act (S.973/H.R.2251); Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act (H.R.1693/S.671); Public Health Workforce Development Act (H.R.2620/S.1143); Helping Fill the Medicine Rx Gap Act (H.R.2777/S.1201); Primary Care Training Enhancement Act (H.R.2930); Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act (S.1404); Community & Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act (S.1300) Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009, Chairmans Mark Senate Finance Committee; MedPAC Reform Act of 2009 (S.1110); Consumers Health Care Act of 2009 (S.1278); Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 (H.R.2350); Senate HELP Affordable Health Choices Act (S.1679); Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R.2068); Medicare Transition Care Act of 2009 (S.1295); School Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2009 (H.R.3003); DSH Collaborative Care Network Pilot Program Act of 2009 (H.R.3430); Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R.3962); The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R.3590); Community-Based Residency Training Act (H.R.4409); Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R.4872).
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S 2 Middle Class Opportunity Act, Card Check provisions; S 4 Comprehensive Health Reform Act of 2009, a bill to guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans, and for other purposes; S 45 MCAP Act, a bill 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; S 77 Children's Mental Health Parity Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for equal coverage of mental health services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 241a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the amounts reimbursed to institutional providers of health care services under the TRICARE program to be the same as amounts reimbursed under Medicare, and to require the Secretary of Defense to contract for health care services with at least one teaching hospital in urban areas; HR 298 Improving Children's Doctor Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require SCHIP annual reports to include information on the HEDIS measure relating to access to primary care practitioners by individuals eligible for child health assistance under such plans and on State efforts to avoid certain displacement of private health coverage, and to express the sense of Congress that such States should utilize Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems consumer satisfaction surveys to measure access by such individuals to physicians; S 179 Health Information Technology Act of 2009, a bill to improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology; HR 468 and S 245 Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009, a bill to expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States; HR 676 United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, a bill to provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes; HR 688 and S 326 Kids First Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; Tricare letter sent to DOD from Sen. Ben Nelson urging DoD to revise the rule, expand the transition to the new payment system, offer other adjustments to cushion the financial blow on certain hospitals, and conduct a detailed analysis of its impact on the field; S 391 Healthy Americans Act, a bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away; HR 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs; HR 936 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of lifesaving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology; HR 956 HealthCARE Act of 2009, a bill to expand the number of individuals and families with health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; S 408 Wakefield Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children; HR 1085 Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act, a bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans; HR 1086 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009; a bill 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; HR 1101 Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services; S 441 Quality Reform Expansion and Savings Act of 2009, a bill to encourage the development of coordinated quality reforms to improve health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in the health care system; S 444 National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the establishment of a health information technology and privacy system; S 486 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1253 Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009, a bill to require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable; HR 1296 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1411 United States Primary and Preventive Health Care Corps Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program; HR 1460 Nurses Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 1494 Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act, a bill to ensure that a private for-profit nursing home affected by a major disaster receives the same reimbursement as a public nursing home affected by a major disaster; HR 1558 and S 623 Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009, to prohibit health insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions; S 616 Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize medical simulation enhancement programs, and for other purposes; HR 1581 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, a bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities; HR 1614 and S 652 Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery; HR 1691 and S 688 Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009, a bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; HR 1699 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; S 698 State-Based Health Care Reform Act, a bill to ensure the provision of high-quality health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State health care coverage pilot projects that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system; S 703 American Health Security Act of 2009, a bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system; HR 1745 Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such Act; S 733 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of life saving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, and emergency needs; Letter to HHS about the action plan to prevent Healthcare associated infections; Provided information to members of Congress about the Quality and Patient Safety Transparency initiatives by state; Working with Rep. Nathan Deal to get legislation introduced on provider price transparency; HR 1670 and S 683 Community Choice Act of 2009, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports and which would allow disabled Medicaid recipients to receive care in their homes rather than in nursing homes; HR 2003 and S 830 Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act, a bill to modify the definition of children's hospital for purposes of making payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; HR 1998 Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to improve access to emergency medical services; HR 2043 Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students; HR 2066 Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations; S 890 Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers; HR 2176 Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2009, 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; HR 2218 Parental Consent Act of 2009, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program; S 957 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; S 958 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2009; HR 2231 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; HR 2233 Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate health empowerment zones; S 966 and HR 2252 National Health Care Quality Act, a bill to improve the Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement in the United States; HR 2249 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital information and to provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs; HR 2251 and S 973 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions; S 979 and HR 2360 SHOP Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; HR 2273 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; S 999 Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2009, a bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents; S 1001 Health Promotion FIRST Act, a bill to provide for increased research, coordination and expansion of health promotion programs through the Department of Health and Human Services; HR 2350 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; HR 2369 Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to improve mental and substance use health care; S 1020 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 1022 Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 2381 Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes; HR 2388 Physician Availability Act of 2009, a bill 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; S 1028 Strengthening America's Public Health System Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions; S 1031 National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; HR 2427 and S 1050 Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets; HR 2520 Patients' Choice Act, a bill to provide comprehensive solutions for the health care system of the United States; HR 2535 Blueprint for Health Act of 2009, a bill to establish a Blueprint for Health in order to create a comprehensive system of care incorporating medical homes to improve the delivery and affordability of health care through disease prevention, health promotion, and education about and better management of chronic conditions; S 1104 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program; HR 2536 Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, to provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States; HR 2691 a bill to provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood ; S 1173 Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, a bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals; S 1174 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; S 1176 Allied Health Reinvestment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote and improve the allied health professionals; HR 2744 Equal Rights for Health Care Act Title 42, a bill to prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability status; HR 2754 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program; HR 2778 Health Equity and Accountability through Research Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to redesignate the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities; S 1220 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; HR 2785 Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2009, a bill to reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education; HR 2804Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 2810 Public Health Workforce Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies and health centers; HR 2816 States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration; HR 2824 Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, to enhance the conduct and support of federally funded comparative effectiveness research relating to health care; HR 2891 Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program; HR 2925 Communities Building Access Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for community projects that will reduce the number of individuals who are uninsured with respect to health care; HR 2930 Primary Care Training Enhancement Act, a bill to enhance the primary care workforce through modifications to the medical residency training programs and use of qualified teaching health centers and through State primary care scholarship and loan repayment programs; S 1278 Consumers Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to establish the Consumers Choice Health Plan, a public health insurance plan that provides an affordable and accountable health insurance option for consumers; HR 2937 and S 1305 MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act, a bill to prevent health care facility-acquired infections; HR 2948 Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009, a bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of best practices in the delivery of health care in the United States; HR 2957 Rural Health Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs; S 1299 Worker Infection Protection Act, a bill to protect health care workers and first responders, including police, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections; Hatch amendment # 21 requiring the IOM to make recommendations to Congress on how to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions; HR 2975 Medical Practice Protection Act of 2009, a bill to improve the medical care by reducing the excessive burden imposed by the civil liability system on the health care delivery system; HR 3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act, a bill to establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery; HR 3002 and S 1259 PATIENTS Act of 2009, a bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effictiveness research accounts to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response; S 1355 Rural Health Clinic Patient Access and Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care for individuals residing in underserved rural areas; S. 1403 Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure that social work students or social work schools are eligible for support under certain programs that would assist individuals in pursuing health careers or for grants for training projects in geriatrics, and to establish a social work training program; S. 1404 Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009, a bill to implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to promote universal access to family-centered, evidence-based behavioral health interventions that prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being by addressing parenting practices and skills for families from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, racial, ethnic, and other backgrounds; HR3134 Healthcare Innovation Zone Program Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program; H.R.3148, a bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; H.R.3151 and S 1585 Rural Access to Nurse Anesthesia Services Act of 2009, a bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in ``Lugar counties'', and for on-call and standby costs for such services; H.R.3158 Place Based Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to reform health care delivery by providing incentives for place-based health care, which seeks to bring health services to the patient by locating community health centers, federally qualified health centers, and community integrated health centers in or near settings that already serve a particular target population, such as schools, workplaces, and senior services facilities; H.R.3185 and S1569, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs; H.R. 3191 Positive Aging Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes; H.R. 3199 Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2009 , a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training; H.R. 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending; H.R. 3217 Health Care Choice Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; H.R. 3218 Improving Health Care for All Americans Act, a bill to provide a refundable tax credit for medical costs, to expand access to health insurance coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), and to assist in the establishment of high risk pools; H.R.3234 Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, a bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals; H.R. 3242 Women's Health Office Act of 2009, a bill to improve the health of women through the establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services; S.1459 Health Care Choice Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; S. 1479 NO TITLE, a bill to provide for the treatment of certain hospitals; H.R. 3391 NO TITLE, a bill to allow for the continuation of critical access hospital designation for certain hospitals in geographic areas experiencing population growth; H.R. 3400 Empowering Patients First Act, a bill to provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage; H.R.3421 Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009, a bill to exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled; HR 3472 a bill to provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior; HR 3483 Steps Toward Access and Reform (STAR) Act of 2009, a bill to reform the medical liability system, improve access to health care for rural and indigent patients, enhance access to affordable prescription drugs, and for other purposes S 1572, a bill to provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in government-managed health care; S 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act, an original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce; HR 3652 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly; S 1720 Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to provide improved training and primary care; HR 3664 Healthcare Innovation Zone Pilot Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program; S 1730 Fairness in Health Insurance Act, a bill to provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage; S 1734 Medical Liability Reform Act of 2009, a bill to reduce the cost of health care and ensure patient access to doctors by ending excessive malpractice verdicts through common-sense lawsuit reform; Senate Finance Committee Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009, Senate Finance Committee health reform bill with provisions on coverage, disease prevention and wellness, delivery system reform, health care quality and efficiency, transparency and program integrity, and financing; Meeting with FTC, senate congressional staff re barriers to clinical integration; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the merged product of the health reform bills from the Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committees; HR 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; HR 3700 Health Care Bill of Rights Act, a bill to establish requirements for any health reform legislation enacted by the Congress or the President during the 111th Congress; HR 3713 American Health Care Solutions Act of 2009, a bill to provide bipartisan solutions to lower health costs, increase access to affordable coverage, and give patients more choices and control; S 1742 Women's Hospitals Education Equity Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assistance for graduate medical education funding for women's hospitals; Comments to CMS proposed rule defining meaningful use of electronic Health Records concern that the rules will severely limit hospitals' ability to access federal financing for health information technology and put many hospitals at risk for Medicare payment penalties beginning in 2015; FDA Grants Hospitals 18 Months to Replace Steris System 1 Processor; HR 4626 Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers; HR 4851 Continuing Extension Act of 2010, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs; Meetings with CMS and HHS to encourage reimbursement under the National Disaster Medical System for hospitals that provided services to victims of the Haitian earthquake; HR 4700 The Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, to provide for transparency in health care pricing; HR 4803 The Patients Right to Know Act, 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.
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S 2 Middle Class Opportunity Act, Card Check provisions; S 4 Comprehensive Health Reform Act of 2009, a bill to guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans, and for other purposes; S 45 MCAP Act, a bill 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; S 77 Children's Mental Health Parity Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for equal coverage of mental health services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 241a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the amounts reimbursed to institutional providers of health care services under the TRICARE program to be the same as amounts reimbursed under Medicare, and to require the Secretary of Defense to contract for health care services with at least one teaching hospital in urban areas; HR 298 Improving Children's Doctor Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require SCHIP annual reports to include information on the HEDIS measure relating to access to primary care practitioners by individuals eligible for child health assistance under such plans and on State efforts to avoid certain displacement of private health coverage, and to express the sense of Congress that such States should utilize Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems consumer satisfaction surveys to measure access by such individuals to physicians; S 179 Health Information Technology Act of 2009, a bill to improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology; HR 468 and S 245 Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009, a bill to expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States; HR 676 United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, a bill to provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes; HR 688 and S 326 Kids First Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; Tricare letter sent to DOD from Sen. Ben Nelson urging DoD to revise the rule, expand the transition to the new payment system, offer other adjustments to cushion the financial blow on certain hospitals, and conduct a detailed analysis of its impact on the field; S 391 Healthy Americans Act, a bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away; HR 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs; HR 936 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of lifesaving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology; HR 956 HealthCARE Act of 2009, a bill to expand the number of individuals and families with health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; S 408 Wakefield Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children; HR 1085 Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act, a bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans; HR 1086 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009; a bill 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; HR 1101 Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services; S 441 Quality Reform Expansion and Savings Act of 2009, a bill to encourage the development of coordinated quality reforms to improve health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in the health care system; S 444 National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the establishment of a health information technology and privacy system; S 486 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1253 Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009, a bill to require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable; HR 1296 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1411 United States Primary and Preventive Health Care Corps Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program; HR 1460 Nurses Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 1494 Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act, a bill to ensure that a private for-profit nursing home affected by a major disaster receives the same reimbursement as a public nursing home affected by a major disaster; HR 1558 and S 623 Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009, to prohibit health insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions; S 616 Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize medical simulation enhancement programs, and for other purposes; HR 1581 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, a bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities; HR 1614 and S 652 Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery; HR 1691 and S 688 Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009, a bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; HR 1699 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; S 698 State-Based Health Care Reform Act, a bill to ensure the provision of high-quality health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State health care coverage pilot projects that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system; S 703 American Health Security Act of 2009, a bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system; HR 1745 Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such Act; S 733 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of life saving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, and emergency needs; Letter to HHS about the action plan to prevent Healthcare associated infections; Provided information to members of Congress about the Quality and Patient Safety Transparency initiatives by state; Working with Rep. Nathan Deal to get legislation introduced on provider price transparency; HR 1670 and S 683 Community Choice Act of 2009, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports and which would allow disabled Medicaid recipients to receive care in their homes rather than in nursing homes; HR 2003 and S 830 Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act, a bill to modify the definition of children's hospital for purposes of making payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; HR 1998 Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to improve access to emergency medical services; HR 2043 Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students; HR 2066 Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations; S 890 Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers; HR 2176 Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2009, 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; HR 2218 Parental Consent Act of 2009, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program; S 957 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; S 958 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2009; HR 2231 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; HR 2233 Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate health empowerment zones; S 966 and HR 2252 National Health Care Quality Act, a bill to improve the Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement in the United States; HR 2249 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital information and to provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs; HR 2251 and S 973 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions; S 979 and HR 2360 SHOP Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; HR 2273 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; S 999 Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2009, a bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents; S 1001 Health Promotion FIRST Act, a bill to provide for increased research, coordination and expansion of health promotion programs through the Department of Health and Human Services; HR 2350 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; HR 2369 Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to improve mental and substance use health care; S 1020 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 1022 Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 2381 Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes; HR 2388 Physician Availability Act of 2009, a bill 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; S 1028 Strengthening America's Public Health System Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions; S 1031 National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; HR 2427 and S 1050 Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets; HR 2520 Patients' Choice Act, a bill to provide comprehensive solutions for the health care system of the United States; HR 2535 Blueprint for Health Act of 2009, a bill to establish a Blueprint for Health in order to create a comprehensive system of care incorporating medical homes to improve the delivery and affordability of health care through disease prevention, health promotion, and education about and better management of chronic conditions; S 1104 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program; HR 2536 Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, to provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States; HR 2691 a bill to provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood ; S 1173 Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, a bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals; S 1174 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; S 1176 Allied Health Reinvestment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote and improve the allied health professionals; HR 2744 Equal Rights for Health Care Act Title 42, a bill to prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability status; HR 2754 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program; HR 2778 Health Equity and Accountability through Research Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to redesignate the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities; S 1220 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; HR 2785 Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2009, a bill to reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education; HR 2804Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 2810 Public Health Workforce Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies and health centers; HR 2816 States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration; HR 2824 Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, to enhance the conduct and support of federally funded comparative effectiveness research relating to health care; HR 2891 Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program; HR 2925 Communities Building Access Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for community projects that will reduce the number of individuals who are uninsured with respect to health care; HR 2930 Primary Care Training Enhancement Act, a bill to enhance the primary care workforce through modifications to the medical residency training programs and use of qualified teaching health centers and through State primary care scholarship and loan repayment programs; S 1278 Consumers Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to establish the Consumers Choice Health Plan, a public health insurance plan that provides an affordable and accountable health insurance option for consumers; HR 2937 and S 1305 MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act, a bill to prevent health care facility-acquired infections; HR 2948 Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009, a bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of best practices in the delivery of health care in the United States; HR 2957 Rural Health Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs; S 1299 Worker Infection Protection Act, a bill to protect health care workers and first responders, including police, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections; Hatch amendment # 21 requiring the IOM to make recommendations to Congress on how to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions; HR 2975 Medical Practice Protection Act of 2009, a bill to improve the medical care by reducing the excessive burden imposed by the civil liability system on the health care delivery system; HR 3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act, a bill to establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery; HR 3002 and S 1259 PATIENTS Act of 2009, a bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effictiveness research accounts to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response; S 1355 Rural Health Clinic Patient Access and Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care for individuals residing in underserved rural areas; S. 1403 Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure that social work students or social work schools are eligible for support under certain programs that would assist individuals in pursuing health careers or for grants for training projects in geriatrics, and to establish a social work training program; S. 1404 Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009, a bill to implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to promote universal access to family-centered, evidence-based behavioral health interventions that prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being by addressing parenting practices and skills for families from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, racial, ethnic, and other backgrounds; HR3134 Healthcare Innovation Zone Program Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program; H.R.3148, a bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; H.R.3151 and S 1585 Rural Access to Nurse Anesthesia Services Act of 2009, a bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in ``Lugar counties'', and for on-call and standby costs for such services; H.R.3158 Place Based Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to reform health care delivery by providing incentives for place-based health care, which seeks to bring health services to the patient by locating community health centers, federally qualified health centers, and community integrated health centers in or near settings that already serve a particular target population, such as schools, workplaces, and senior services facilities; H.R.3185 and S1569, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs; H.R. 3191 Positive Aging Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes; H.R. 3199 Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2009 , a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training; H.R. 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending; H.R. 3217 Health Care Choice Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; H.R. 3218 Improving Health Care for All Americans Act, a bill to provide a refundable tax credit for medical costs, to expand access to health insurance coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), and to assist in the establishment of high risk pools; H.R.3234 Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, a bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals; H.R. 3242 Women's Health Office Act of 2009, a bill to improve the health of women through the establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services; S.1459 Health Care Choice Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; S. 1479 NO TITLE, a bill to provide for the treatment of certain hospitals; H.R. 3391 NO TITLE, a bill to allow for the continuation of critical access hospital designation for certain hospitals in geographic areas experiencing population growth; H.R. 3400 Empowering Patients First Act, a bill to provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage; H.R.3421 Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009, a bill to exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled; HR 3472 a bill to provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior; HR 3483 Steps Toward Access and Reform (STAR) Act of 2009, a bill to reform the medical liability system, improve access to health care for rural and indigent patients, enhance access to affordable prescription drugs, and for other purposes S 1572, a bill to provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in government-managed health care; S 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act, an original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce; HR 3652 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly; S 1720 Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to provide improved training and primary care; HR 3664 Healthcare Innovation Zone Pilot Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program; S 1730 Fairness in Health Insurance Act, a bill to provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage; S 1734 Medical Liability Reform Act of 2009, a bill to reduce the cost of health care and ensure patient access to doctors by ending excessive malpractice verdicts through common-sense lawsuit reform; Senate Finance Committee Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009, Senate Finance Committee health reform bill with provisions on coverage, disease prevention and wellness, delivery system reform, health care quality and efficiency, transparency and program integrity, and financing; Meeting with FTC, senate congressional staff re barriers to clinical integration; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the merged product of the health reform bills from the Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committees; HR 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; HR 3700 Health Care Bill of Rights Act, a bill to establish requirements for any health reform legislation enacted by the Congress or the President during the 111th Congress; HR 3713 American Health Care Solutions Act of 2009, a bill to provide bipartisan solutions to lower health costs, increase access to affordable coverage, and give patients more choices and control; S 1742 Women's Hospitals Education Equity Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assistance for graduate medical education funding for women's hospitals; Comments to CMS proposed rule defining meaningful use of electronic Health Records concern that the rules will severely limit hospitals' ability to access federal financing for health information technology and put many hospitals at risk for Medicare payment penalties beginning in 2015; FDA Grants Hospitals 18 Months to Replace Steris System 1 Processor; HR 4626 Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers; HR 4851 Continuing Extension Act of 2010, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs; Meetings with CMS and HHS to encourage reimbursement under the National Disaster Medical System for hospitals that provided services to victims of the Haitian earthquake.
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
American Health Security Act (H.R. 1200); Access for All America Act (H.R. 1296/S.486); Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act (H.R. 1185); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); Title VII Reauthorization (S.1720); Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.628); Recognizing the value of community health centers (HCon.Res.144/S.Con.Res.25). Tri-Caucus Health Equity and Accountant Act; Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009 (S.890); Womens Medical House Demonstration Act (S.1303); Family Healthcare Accessibility Act (H.R.1745); Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act (H.R.1614/S.652); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); GAO Study request on VA/CHCs Act (no bill#); Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R.3200); Resident Physician Shortage Act (S.973/H.R.2251); Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act (H.R.1693/S.671); Public Health Workforce Development Act (H.R.2620/S.1143); Helping Fill the Medicine Rx Gap Act (H.R.2777/S.1201); Primary Care Training Enhancement Act (H.R.2930); Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act (S.1404); Community & Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act (S.1300) Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009, Chairmans Mark Senate Finance Committee; MedPAC Reform Act of 2009 (S.1110); Consumers Health Care Act of 2009 (S.1278); Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 (H.R.2350); Senate HELP Affordable Health Choices Act (S.1679); Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R.2068); Medicare Transition Care Act of 2009 (S.1295); School Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2009 (H.R.3003); DSH Collaborative Care Network Pilot Program Act of 2009 (H.R.3430); Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R.3962); The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R.3590); Community-Based Residency Training Act (H.R.4409); Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R.4872).
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.628)
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2009 · third_quarter · Immigration
Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.628)
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2009 · third_quarter · Health Issues
American Health Security Act (H.R. 1200); Access for All America Act (H.R. 1296/S.486); Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act (H.R. 1185); Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (H.R. 1388/S.277); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); Title VII Reauthorization (S.1720); Health Care Reform; Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.628); Recognizing the value of community health centers (HCR 144/SCR25). Tri-Caucus Health Equity and Accountant Act; Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009 (S.890); Womens Medical House Demonstration Act (S.1303); Family Healthcare Accessibility Act (H.R.1745); Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act (H.R.1614/S.652); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); GAO Study request on VA/CHCs Act (no bill#); Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R.3200); Resident Physician Shortage Act (S.973/H.R.2251); Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act (H.R.1693/S.671); Public Health Workforce Development Act (H.R.2620/S.1143); Helping Fill the Medicine Rx Gap Act (H.R.2777/S.1201); Primary Care Training Enhancement Act (H.R.2930); Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act (S.1404); Community & Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act (S.1300) Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009, Chairmans Mark Senate Finance Committee; MedPAC Reform Act of 2009 (S.1110); Consumers Health Care Act of 2009 (S.1278); Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 (H.R.2350); Senate HELP - Affordable Health Choices Act (S.1679); Ryan White Reauthorization House and Senate; Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009 (H.R.3090); Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R.2068); Medicare Transition Care Act of 2009 (S.1295); School Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2009 (H.R.3003);DSH Collaborative Care Network Pilot Program Act of 2009 (H.R.3430).
2009 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Brady/ Wilson Hospital Stimulus Letter to Obama Administration - Working with Reps. Robert Brady (D-PA) and Joe Wilson (R-SC) urging their House colleagues to sign a letter asking the President to include relief for hospitals in the plan; HR 1 and S 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, HR 598 Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, HR 629 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, S 350 Health Insurance Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2009; HITECH Act Energy and Commerce Recovery and Reinvestment Act, all bills related to issues in the Economic Stimulus Bill pertaining to FMAP increase, DSH payments, moratoria through June 30 on Medicaid provider tax regs and hospital outpatient services, Medicare teaching hospitals IME, long-term care hospitals, health IT, tax exempt bonds, and provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health; HR 2 and S 275 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, provisions to secure health care coverage for more than 7 million low-income children currently covered by the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), to add coverage to nearly 4 million more, to improve coverage of dental and mental health benefits for children and to eliminate the five-year waiting period for coverage under SCHIP of legal immigrant children and pregnant women; S 2 Middle Class Opportunity Act, Card Check provisions; S 4 Comprehensive Health Reform Act of 2009, a bill to guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans, and for other purposes; S 45 MCAP Act, a bill 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; S 77 Children's Mental Health Parity Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for equal coverage of mental health services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 241a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the amounts reimbursed to institutional providers of health care services under the TRICARE program to be the same as amounts reimbursed under Medicare, and to require the Secretary of Defense to contract for health care services with at least one teaching hospital in urban areas; HR 298 Improving Children's Doctor Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require SCHIP annual reports to include information on the HEDIS measure relating to access to primary care practitioners by individuals eligible for child health assistance under such plans and on State efforts to avoid certain displacement of private health coverage, and to express the sense of Congress that such States should utilize Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems consumer satisfaction surveys to measure access by such individuals to physicians; S 179 Health Information Technology Act of 2009, a bill to improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology; HR 468 and S 245 Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009, a bill to expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States; HR 676 United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, a bill to provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes; HR 688 and S 326 Kids First Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; Tricare letter sent to DOD from Sen. Ben Nelson urging DoD to revise the rule, expand the transition to the new payment system, offer other adjustments to cushion the financial blow on certain hospitals, and conduct a detailed analysis of its impact on the field; S 391 Healthy Americans Act, a bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away; HR 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs; HR 936 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of lifesaving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology; HR 956 HealthCARE Act of 2009, a bill to expand the number of individuals and families with health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; S 408 Wakefield Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children; HR 1085 Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act, a bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans; HR 1086 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009; a bill 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; HR 1101 Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services; S 441 Quality Reform Expansion and Savings Act of 2009, a bill to encourage the development of coordinated quality reforms to improve health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in the health care system; S 444 National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the establishment of a health information technology and privacy system; S 486 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1253 Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009, a bill to require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable; HR 1296 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1411 United States Primary and Preventive Health Care Corps Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program; HR 1460 Nurses Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 1494 Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act, a bill to ensure that a private for-profit nursing home affected by a major disaster receives the same reimbursement as a public nursing home affected by a major disaster; HR 1558 and S 623 Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009, to prohibit health insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions; S 616 Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize medical simulation enhancement programs, and for other purposes; HR 1581 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, a bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities; HR 1614 and S 652 Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery; HR 1691 and S 688 Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009, a bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; HR 1699 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; S 698 State-Based Health Care Reform Act, a bill to ensure the provision of high-quality health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State health care coverage pilot projects that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system; S 703 American Health Security Act of 2009, a bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system; HR 1745 Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such Act; S 733 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of life saving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, and emergency needs; Letter to HHS about the action plan to prevent Healthcare associated infections; Provided information to members of Congress about the Quality and Patient Safety Transparency initiatives by state; Working with Rep. Nathan Deal to get legislation introduced on provider price transparency; HR 1670 and S 683 Community Choice Act of 2009, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports and which would allow disabled Medicaid recipients to receive care in their homes rather than in nursing homes; HR 2003 and S 830 Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act, a bill to modify the definition of children's hospital for purposes of making payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; HR 1998 Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to improve access to emergency medical services; HR 2043 Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students; HR 2066 Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations; S 890 Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers; HR 2176 Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2009, 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; HR 2218 Parental Consent Act of 2009, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program; S 957 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; S 958 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2009; HR 2231 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; HR 2233 Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate health empowerment zones; S 966 and HR 2252 National Health Care Quality Act, a bill to improve the Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement in the United States; HR 2249 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital information and to provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs; HR 2251 and S 973 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions; S 979 and HR 2360 SHOP Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; HR 2273 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; S 999 Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2009, a bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents; S 1001 Health Promotion FIRST Act, a bill to provide for increased research, coordination and expansion of health promotion programs through the Department of Health and Human Services; HR 2350 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; HR 2369 Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to improve mental and substance use health care; S 1020 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 1022 Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 2381 Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes; HR 2388 Physician Availability Act of 2009, a bill 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; S 1028 Strengthening America's Public Health System Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions; S 1031 National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; HR 2427 and S 1050 Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets; HR 2520 Patients' Choice Act, a bill to provide comprehensive solutions for the health care system of the United States; HR 2535 Blueprint for Health Act of 2009, a bill to establish a Blueprint for Health in order to create a comprehensive system of care incorporating medical homes to improve the delivery and affordability of health care through disease prevention, health promotion, and education about and better management of chronic conditions; S 1104 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program; HR 2536 Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, to provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States; HR 2691 a bill to provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood ; S 1173 Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, a bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals; S 1174 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; S 1176 Allied Health Reinvestment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote and improve the allied health professionals; HR 2744 Equal Rights for Health Care Act Title 42, a bill to prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability status; HR 2754 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program; HR 2778 Health Equity and Accountability through Research Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to redesignate the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities; S 1220 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; HR 2785 Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2009, a bill to reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education; HR 2804Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 2810 Public Health Workforce Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies and health centers; HR 2816 States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration; HR 2824 Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, to enhance the conduct and support of federally funded comparative effectiveness research relating to health care; HR 2891 Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program; HR 2925 Communities Building Access Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for community projects that will reduce the number of individuals who are uninsured with respect to health care; HR 2930 Primary Care Training Enhancement Act, a bill to enhance the primary care workforce through modifications to the medical residency training programs and use of qualified teaching health centers and through State primary care scholarship and loan repayment programs; S 1278 Consumers Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to establish the Consumers Choice Health Plan, a public health insurance plan that provides an affordable and accountable health insurance option for consumers; HR 2937 and S 1305 MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act, a bill to prevent health care facility-acquired infections; HR 2948 Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009, a bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of best practices in the delivery of health care in the United States; HR 2957 Rural Health Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs; S 1299 Worker Infection Protection Act, a bill to protect health care workers and first responders, including police, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections; Hatch amendment # 21 requiring the IOM to make recommendations to Congress on how to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions; HR 2975 Medical Practice Protection Act of 2009, a bill to improve the medical care by reducing the excessive burden imposed by the civil liability system on the health care delivery system; HR 3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act, a bill to establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery; HR 3002 and S 1259 PATIENTS Act of 2009, a bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effictiveness research accounts to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response; S 1355 Rural Health Clinic Patient Access and Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care for individuals residing in underserved rural areas; S. 1403 Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure that social work students or social work schools are eligible for support under certain programs that would assist individuals in pursuing health careers or for grants for training projects in geriatrics, and to establish a social work training program; S. 1404 Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009, a bill to implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to promote universal access to family-centered, evidence-based behavioral health interventions that prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being by addressing parenting practices and skills for families from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, racial, ethnic, and other backgrounds; HR3134 Healthcare Innovation Zone Program Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program; H.R.3148, a bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; H.R.3151 and S 1585 Rural Access to Nurse Anesthesia Services Act of 2009, a bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in ``Lugar counties'', and for on-call and standby costs for such services; H.R.3158 Place Based Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to reform health care delivery by providing incentives for place-based health care, which seeks to bring health services to the patient by locating community health centers, federally qualified health centers, and community integrated health centers in or near settings that already serve a particular target population, such as schools, workplaces, and senior services facilities; H.R.3185 and S1569, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs; H.R. 3191 Positive Aging Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes; H.R. 3199 Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2009 , a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training; H.R. 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending; H.R. 3217 Health Care Choice Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; H.R. 3218 Improving Health Care for All Americans Act, a bill to provide a refundable tax credit for medical costs, to expand access to health insurance coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), and to assist in the establishment of high risk pools; H.R.3234 Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, a bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals; H.R. 3242 Women's Health Office Act of 2009, a bill to improve the health of women through the establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services; S.1459 Health Care Choice Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; S. 1479 NO TITLE, a bill to provide for the treatment of certain hospitals; H.R. 3391 NO TITLE, a bill to allow for the continuation of critical access hospital designation for certain hospitals in geographic areas experiencing population growth; H.R. 3400 Empowering Patients First Act, a bill to provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage; H.R.3421 Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009, a bill to exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled; HR 3472 a bill to provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior; HR 3483 Steps Toward Access and Reform (STAR) Act of 2009, a bill to reform the medical liability system, improve access to health care for rural and indigent patients, enhance access to affordable prescription drugs, and for other purposes S 1572, a bill to provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in government-managed health care; S 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act, an original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce; HR 3652 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly; S 1720 Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to provide improved training and primary care; HR 3664 Healthcare Innovation Zone Pilot Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program; S 1730 Fairness in Health Insurance Act, a bill to provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage; S 1734 Medical Liability Reform Act of 2009, a bill to reduce the cost of health care and ensure patient access to doctors by ending excessive malpractice verdicts through common-sense lawsuit reform; Senate Finance Committee Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009, Senate Finance Committee health reform bill with provisions on coverage, disease prevention and wellness, delivery system reform, health care quality and efficiency, transparency and program integrity, and financing; Meeting with FTC, senate congressional staff re barriers to clinical integration; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the merged product of the health reform bills from the Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committees; HR 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; HR 3700 Health Care Bill of Rights Act, a bill to establish requirements for any health reform legislation enacted by the Congress or the President during the 111th Congress; HR 3713 American Health Care Solutions Act of 2009, a bill to provide bipartisan solutions to lower health costs, increase access to affordable coverage, and give patients more choices and control; S 1742 Women's Hospitals Education Equity Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assistance for graduate medical education funding for women's hospitals.
2009 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
American Health Security Act (H.R. 1200); Access for all America Act (H.R. 1296/S.486); Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act (H.R. 1185); Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (H.R. 1388/S.277); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); Title VII Reauthorization (S.1720); Health Care Reform; Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.628); Recognizing the value of community health centers (HCon.Res.144/S.Con.Res.25). Tri-Caucus Health Equity and Accountant Act; Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009 (S.890); Womens Medical House Demonstration Act (S.1303); Family Healthcare Accessibility Act (H.R.1745); Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act (H.R.1614/S.652); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); GAO Study request on VA/CHCs Act (no bill#); Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R.3200); Resident Physician Shortage Act (S.973/H.R.2251); Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act (H.R.1693/S.671); Public Health Workforce Development Act (H.R.2620/S.1143); Helping Fill the Medicine Rx Gap Act (H.R.2777/S.1201); Primary Care Training Enhancement Act (H.R.2930); Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act (S.1404); Community & Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act (S.1300); Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009, Chairmans Mark Senate Finance Committee; MedPAC Reform Act of 2009 (S.1110); Consumers Health Care Act of 2009 (S.1278); Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 (H.R.2350); Senate HELP Affordable Health Choices Act (S.1679); Ryan White Reauthorization House and Senate; Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009 (H.R.3090); Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R.2068); Medicare Transition Care Act of 2009 (S.1295); School Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2009 (H.R.3003); DSH Collaborative Care Network Pilot Program Act of 2009 (H.R.3430); Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R.3962); The Patient Protection and Affordable Cafe Act (H.R. 3590); Community-Based Residency Training Act (H.R. 4409).
2009 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.628)
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2009 · third_quarter · Health Issues
-Rural Health Issues: H.R. 362, Rural Hospital Assistance Act; S. 318, Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act; S.307 and H.R. 668, Critical Access Flexibility Act; S. 628, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act; S. 1279/H.R. 3256, Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act; S.1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act. -H.R. 444, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act. -Health Reform Legislation H.R. 3200 and Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009 (not yet numbered) and S. 1679, cost analysis of the effect of pending legislation on Missouri hospitals; implications of proposed Medicaid expansions; payments to hospitals under a public plan of coverage; the use of disproportionate share hospital payments to fund health reform; the creation of an autonomous payment council to set Medicare payment rates, and an agreement by several national hospital organizations to support payment reductions to provide funding for health reform. H.R. 3200, inclusion of expanded 340B pharmaceutical purchasing discount program, Medicare payment reductions to physicians imposed by the use of a sustainable growth rate formula in calculating physician payments and restrictions on the ability of physicians to refer their patients to hospitals in which the physicians have an ownership interest. -Legislation to prevent the implementation of a 21% reduction in Medicare payments to physicians scheduled under current law to take effect January 1, 2010. -Legislative or regulatory action to resolve inconsistent coverage determinations among various Medicare contractors, including Medicare Administrative Contractors, Home Health/Hospice Medicare Administrative Contractors, Recovery Audit Contractors, Quality Improvement Organizations and Durable Medical Equipment Regional Contractors. -Provided requested information on the distribution by category of public and private insurance coverage in Missouri.
2009 · third_quarter · Health Issues
-Rural Health Issues: H.R. 362, Rural Hospital Assistance Act; S. 318, Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act; S.307 and H.R. 668, Critical Access Flexibility Act; S. 628, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act; S. 1279/H.R. 3256, Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act; S.1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act. -Health Reform Legislation H.R. 3200 and Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009 (not yet numbered) and S. 1679, cost analysis of the effect of pending legislation on Missouri hospitals; implications of proposed Medicaid expansions; payments to hospitals under a public plan of coverage; the use of disproportionate share hospital payments to fund health reform; the creation of an autonomous payment council to set Medicare payment rates, and an agreement by several national hospital organizations to support payment reductions to provide funding for health reform. H.R. 3200, inclusion of expanded 340B pharmaceutical purchasing discount program, Medicare payment reductions to physicians imposed by the use of a sustainable growth rate formula in calculating physician payments and restrictions on the ability of physicians to refer their patients to hospitals in which the physicians have an ownership interest. -H.R. 444, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act. -Legislation to prevent the implementation of a 21% reduction in Medicare payments to physicians scheduled under current law to take effect January 1, 2010. -Legislative or regulatory action to resolve inconsistent coverage determinations among various Medicare contractors, including Medicare Administrative Contractors, Home Health/Hospice Medicare Administrative Contractors, Recovery Audit Contractors, Quality Improvement Organizations and Durable Medical Equipment Regional Contractors. -Provided requested information on the distribution by category of public and private insurance coverage in Missouri.
2009 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Brady/ Wilson Hospital Stimulus Letter to Obama Administration - Working with Reps. Robert Brady (D-PA) and Joe Wilson (R-SC) urging their House colleagues to sign a letter asking the President to include relief for hospitals in the plan; HR 1 and S 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, HR 598 Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, HR 629 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, S 350 Health Insurance Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2009; HITECH Act Energy and Commerce Recovery and Reinvestment Act, all bills related to issues in the Economic Stimulus Bill pertaining to FMAP increase, DSH payments, moratoria through June 30 on Medicaid provider tax regs and hospital outpatient services, Medicare teaching hospitals IME, long-term care hospitals, health IT, tax exempt bonds, and provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health; HR 2 and S 275 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, provisions to secure health care coverage for more than 7 million low-income children currently covered by the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), to add coverage to nearly 4 million more, to improve coverage of dental and mental health benefits for children and to eliminate the five-year waiting period for coverage under SCHIP of legal immigrant children and pregnant women; S 2 Middle Class Opportunity Act, Card Check provisions; S 4 Comprehensive Health Reform Act of 2009, a bill to guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans, and for other purposes; S 45 MCAP Act, a bill 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; S 77 Children's Mental Health Parity Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for equal coverage of mental health services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 241a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the amounts reimbursed to institutional providers of health care services under the TRICARE program to be the same as amounts reimbursed under Medicare, and to require the Secretary of Defense to contract for health care services with at least one teaching hospital in urban areas; HR 298 Improving Children's Doctor Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require SCHIP annual reports to include information on the HEDIS measure relating to access to primary care practitioners by individuals eligible for child health assistance under such plans and on State efforts to avoid certain displacement of private health coverage, and to express the sense of Congress that such States should utilize Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems consumer satisfaction surveys to measure access by such individuals to physicians; S 179 Health Information Technology Act of 2009, a bill to improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology; HR 468 and S 245 Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009, a bill to expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States; HR 676 United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, a bill to provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes; HR 688 and S 326 Kids First Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; Tricare letter sent to DOD from Sen. Ben Nelson urging DoD to revise the rule, expand the transition to the new payment system, offer other adjustments to cushion the financial blow on certain hospitals, and conduct a detailed analysis of its impact on the field; S 391 Healthy Americans Act, a bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away; HR 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs; HR 936 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of lifesaving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology; HR 956 HealthCARE Act of 2009, a bill to expand the number of individuals and families with health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; S 408 Wakefield Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children; HR 1085 Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act, a bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans; HR 1086 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009; a bill 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; HR 1101 Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services; S 441 Quality Reform Expansion and Savings Act of 2009, a bill to encourage the development of coordinated quality reforms to improve health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in the health care system; S 444 National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the establishment of a health information technology and privacy system; S 486 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1253 Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009, a bill to require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable; HR 1296 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1411 United States Primary and Preventive Health Care Corps Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program; HR 1460 Nurses Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 1494 Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act, a bill to ensure that a private for-profit nursing home affected by a major disaster receives the same reimbursement as a public nursing home affected by a major disaster; HR 1558 and S 623 Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009, to prohibit health insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions; S 616 Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize medical simulation enhancement programs, and for other purposes; HR 1581 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, a bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities; HR 1614 and S 652 Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery; HR 1691 and S 688 Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009, a bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; HR 1699 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; S 698 State-Based Health Care Reform Act, a bill to ensure the provision of high-quality health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State health care coverage pilot projects that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system; S 703 American Health Security Act of 2009, a bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system; HR 1745 Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such Act; S 733 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of life saving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, and emergency needs; Letter to HHS about the action plan to prevent Healthcare associated infections; Provided information to members of Congress about the Quality and Patient Safety Transparency initiatives by state; Working with Rep. Nathan Deal to get legislation introduced on provider price transparency; HR 1670 and S 683 Community Choice Act of 2009, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports and which would allow disabled Medicaid recipients to receive care in their homes rather than in nursing homes; HR 2003 and S 830 Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act, a bill to modify the definition of children's hospital for purposes of making payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; HR 1998 Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to improve access to emergency medical services; HR 2043 Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students; HR 2066 Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations; S 890 Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers; HR 2176 Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2009, 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; HR 2218 Parental Consent Act of 2009, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program; S 957 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; S 958 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2009; HR 2231 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; HR 2233 Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate health empowerment zones; S 966 and HR 2252 National Health Care Quality Act, a bill to improve the Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement in the United States; HR 2249 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital information and to provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs; HR 2251 and S 973 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions; S 979 and HR 2360 SHOP Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; HR 2273 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; S 999 Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2009, a bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents; S 1001 Health Promotion FIRST Act, a bill to provide for increased research, coordination and expansion of health promotion programs through the Department of Health and Human Services; HR 2350 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; HR 2369 Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to improve mental and substance use health care; S 1020 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 1022 Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 2381 Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes; HR 2388 Physician Availability Act of 2009, a bill 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; S 1028 Strengthening America's Public Health System Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions; S 1031 National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; HR 2427 and S 1050 Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets; HR 2520 Patients' Choice Act, a bill to provide comprehensive solutions for the health care system of the United States; HR 2535 Blueprint for Health Act of 2009, a bill to establish a Blueprint for Health in order to create a comprehensive system of care incorporating medical homes to improve the delivery and affordability of health care through disease prevention, health promotion, and education about and better management of chronic conditions; S 1104 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program; HR 2536 Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, to provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States; Disclosure of Financial Relationships Report, argue for withdrawal of data collection form; HR 2691 a bill to provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood ; S 1173 Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, a bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals; S 1174 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; S 1176 Allied Health Reinvestment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote and improve the allied health professionals; HR 2744 Equal Rights for Health Care Act Title 42, a bill to prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability status; HR 2754 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program; HR 2778 Health Equity and Accountability through Research Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to redesignate the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities; S 1220 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; HR 2785 Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2009, a bill to reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education; HR 2804Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 2810 Public Health Workforce Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies and health centers; HR 2816 States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration; HR 2824 Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act, to enhance the conduct and support of federally funded comparative effectiveness research relating to health care; HR 2891 Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program; HR 2925 Communities Building Access Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for community projects that will reduce the number of individuals who are uninsured with respect to health care; HR 2930 Primary Care Training Enhancement Act, a bill to enhance the primary care workforce through modifications to the medical residency training programs and use of qualified teaching health centers and through State primary care scholarship and loan repayment programs; S 1278 Consumers Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to establish the Consumers Choice Health Plan, a public health insurance plan that provides an affordable and accountable health insurance option for consumers; HR 2937 and S 1305 MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act, a bill to prevent health care facility-acquired infections; HR 2948 Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009, a bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of best practices in the delivery of health care in the United States; HR 2957 Rural Health Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs; S 1299 Worker Infection Protection Act, a bill to protect health care workers and first responders, including police, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections; Hatch amendment # 21 requiring the IOM to make recommendations to Congress on how to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions; HR 2975 Medical Practice Protection Act of 2009, a bill to improve the medical care by reducing the excessive burden imposed by the civil liability system on the health care delivery system; HR 3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act, a bill to establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery; HR 3002 and S 1259 PATIENTS Act of 2009, a bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effictiveness research accounts to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response; S 1355 Rural Health Clinic Patient Access and Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care for individuals residing in underserved rural areas; S. 1403 Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure that social work students or social work schools are eligible for support under certain programs that would assist individuals in pursuing health careers or for grants for training projects in geriatrics, and to establish a social work training program; S. 1404 Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009, a bill to implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to promote universal access to family-centered, evidence-based behavioral health interventions that prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being by addressing parenting practices and skills for families from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, racial, ethnic, and other backgrounds; HR3134 Healthcare Innovation Zone Program Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program; H.R.3148, a bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; H.R.3151 and S 1585 Rural Access to Nurse Anesthesia Services Act of 2009, a bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in ``Lugar counties'', and for on-call and standby costs for such services; H.R.3158 Place Based Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to reform health care delivery by providing incentives for place-based health care, which seeks to bring health services to the patient by locating community health centers, federally qualified health centers, and community integrated health centers in or near settings that already serve a particular target population, such as schools, workplaces, and senior services facilities; H.R.3185 and S1569, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs; H.R. 3191 Positive Aging Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes; H.R. 3199 Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2009 , a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training; H.R. 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending; H.R. 3217 Health Care Choice Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; H.R. 3218 Improving Health Care for All Americans Act, a bill to provide a refundable tax credit for medical costs, to expand access to health insurance coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), and to assist in the establishment of high risk pools; H.R.3234 Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, a bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals; H.R. 3242 Women's Health Office Act of 2009, a bill to improve the health of women through the establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services; S.1459 Health Care Choice Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; S. 1479 NO TITLE, a bill to provide for the treatment of certain hospitals; H.R. 3391 NO TITLE, a bill to allow for the continuation of critical access hospital designation for certain hospitals in geographic areas experiencing population growth; H.R. 3400 Empowering Patients First Act, a bill to provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage; H.R.3421 Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009, a bill to exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled; HR 3472 a bill to provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior; HR 3483 Steps Toward Access and Reform (STAR) Act of 2009, a bill to reform the medical liability system, improve access to health care for rural and indigent patients, enhance access to affordable prescription drugs, and for other purposes S 1572, a bill to provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in government-managed health care; S 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act, an original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce; S 1681Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, a bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers; HR 3652 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly; S 1720 Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to provide improved training and primary care; HR 3664 Healthcare Innovation Zone Pilot Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program; S 1730 Fairness in Health Insurance Act, a bill to provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage; S 1734 Medical Liability Reform Act of 2009, a bill to reduce the cost of health care and ensure patient access to doctors by ending excessive malpractice verdicts through common-sense lawsuit reform; Senate Finance Committee Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009, Senate Finance Committee health reform bill with provisions on coverage, disease prevention and wellness, delivery system reform, health care quality and efficiency, transparency and program integrity, and financing.
2009 · third_quarter · Immigration
Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.628)
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2009 · third_quarter · Health Issues
American Health Security Act (H.R. 1200); Access for all America Act (H.R. 1296/S.486); Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act (H.R. 1185); Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (H.R. 1388/S.277); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); Title VII Reauthorization (S.1720); Health Care Reform; Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.628); Recognizing the value of community health centers (HCR144/SCR25). Tri-Caucus Health Equity and Accountant Act; Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009 (S.890); Womens Medical House Demonstration Act (S.1303); Family Healthcare Accessibility Act (H.R.1745); Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act (H.R.1614/S.652); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); GAO Study request on VA/CHCs Act (no bill#); Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R.3200); Resident Physician Shortage Act (S.973/H.R.2251); Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act (H.R.1693/S.671); Public Health Workforce Development Act (H.R.2620/S.1143); Helping Fill the Medicine Rx Gap Act (H.R.2777/S.1201); Primary Care Training Enhancement Act (H.R.2930); Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act (S.1404); Community & Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act (S.1300); Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009, Chairmans Mark Senate Finance Committee; MedPAC Reform Act of 2009 (S.1110); Consumers Health Care Act of 2009 (S.1278); Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 (H.R.2350); Senate HELP Affordable Health Choices Act (S.1679); Ryan White Reauthorization House and Senate; Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009 (H.R.3090); Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R.2068); Medicare Transition Care Act of 2009 (S.1295); School Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2009 (H.R.3003); DSH Collaborative Care Network Pilot Program Act of 2009 (H.R.3430).
2009 · third_quarter · Health Issues
-Rural Health Issues: H.R. 362, Rural Hospital Assistance Act; S. 318, Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act; S.307 and H.R. 668, Critical Access Flexibility Act; S. 628, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act; S. 1279/H.R. 3256, Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act; S.1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act. -H.R. 444, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act. -Health Reform Legislation H.R. 3200 and Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009 (not yet numbered) and S. 1679, cost analysis of the effect of pending legislation on Missouri hospitals; implications of proposed Medicaid expansions; payments to hospitals under a public plan of coverage; the use of disproportionate share hospital payments to fund health reform; the creation of an autonomous payment council to set Medicare payment rates, and an agreement by several national hospital organizations to support payment reductions to provide funding for health reform. H.R. 3200, inclusion of expanded 340B pharmaceutical purchasing discount program, Medicare payment reductions to physicians imposed by the use of a sustainable growth rate formula in calculating physician payments and restrictions on the ability of physicians to refer their patients to hospitals in which the physicians have an ownership interest. -Legislation to prevent the implementation of a 21% reduction in Medicare payments to physicians scheduled under current law to take effect January 1, 2010. -Legislative or regulatory action to resolve inconsistent coverage determinations among various Medicare contractors, including Medicare Administrative Contractors, Home Health/Hospice Medicare Administrative Contractors, Recovery Audit Contractors, Quality Improvement Organizations and Durable Medical Equipment Regional Contractors. -Provided requested information on the distribution by category of public and private insurance coverage in Missouri.
2009 · third_quarter · Immigration
S. 628, "Conrad State 30 Improvement Act" Issues: Physician immigration and reauthorization of Conrad 30 visa waiver program.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2009 · third_quarter · Immigration
S. 628, "Conrad State 30 Improvement Act" Issues: Physician immigration and reauthorization of Conrad 30 visa waiver program.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2009 · second_quarter · Immigration
Conrad State 30 Improvement Act - S.628
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2009 · second_quarter · Health Issues
American Health Security Act (H.R. 1200); Access for All America Act (H.R. 1296/S.486); Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act (H.R. 1185); Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (H.R. 1388/S.277); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (no bill#); Title VII Reauthorization (no bill#); Health Care Reform (no bill#); Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.628); Recognizing the value of community health centers (HCR144/SCR25) Tricaucus Health Equity and Accountant Act; Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009 (S.890); Women's Medical House Demonstration Act (S.1303); Family Healthcare Accessibility Act (H.R.1745); Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act (H.R.1614/S.652); Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act (S.790); GAO Study request on VA/CHCs Act (no bill#); Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R.3200); Resident Physician Shortage Act (S.973/HR2251); Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act (H.R.1693/S.671); Public Health Workforce Development Act - (H.R.2620/S.1143); Helping Fill the Medicine RX Gap Act (H.R.2777/S.1201); Primary Care Training Enhancement Act (H.R.2930); Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act (S.1404); Community & Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act (S.1300)
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2009 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Brady/ Wilson Hospital Stimulus Letter to Obama Administration - Working with Reps. Robert Brady (D-PA) and Joe Wilson (R-SC) urging their House colleagues to sign a letter asking the President to include relief for hospitals in the plan; HR 1 and S 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, HR 598 Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, HR 629 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, S 350 Health Insurance Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2009; HITECH Act Energy and Commerce Recovery and Reinvestment Act, all bills related to issues in the Economic Stimulus Bill pertaining to FMAP increase, DSH payments, moratoria through June 30 on Medicaid provider tax regs and hospital outpatient services, Medicare teaching hospitals IME, long-term care hospitals, health IT, tax exempt bonds, and provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health; HR 2 and S 275 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, this bill will secure health care coverage for more than 7 million low-income children currently covered by the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and add coverage to nearly 4 million more. It also contains provisions to improve coverage of dental and mental health benefits for children and to eliminate the five-year waiting period for coverage under SCHIP of legal immigrant children and pregnant women; S 2 Middle Class Opportunity Act, Card Check provisions; S 4 Comprehensive Health Reform Act of 2009, a bill to guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans, and for other purposes; S 45 MCAP Act, a bill 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; S 77 Children's Mental Health Parity Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for equal coverage of mental health services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 241a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the amounts reimbursed to institutional providers of health care services under the TRICARE program to be the same as amounts reimbursed under Medicare, and to require the Secretary of Defense to contract for health care services with at least one teaching hospital in urban areas; HR 298 Improving Children's Doctor Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require SCHIP annual reports to include information on the HEDIS measure relating to access to primary care practitioners by individuals eligible for child health assistance under such plans and on State efforts to avoid certain displacement of private health coverage, and to express the sense of Congress that such States should utilize Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems consumer satisfaction surveys to measure access by such individuals to physicians; S 179 Health Information Technology Act of 2009, a bill to improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology; HR 468 and S 245 Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009, a bill to expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States; HR 676 United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, a bill to provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes; HR 688 and S 326 Kids First Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; Tricare letter sent to DOD from Sen. Ben Nelson urging DoD to revise the rule, expand the transition to the new payment system, offer other adjustments to cushion the financial blow on certain hospitals, and conduct a detailed analysis of its impact on the field; S 391 Healthy Americans Act, a bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away; HR 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs; HR 936 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of lifesaving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology; HR 956 HealthCARE Act of 2009, a bill to expand the number of individuals and families with health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; S 408 Wakefield Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children; HR 1085 Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act, a bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans; HR 1086 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009; a bill 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; HR 1087 ADOPT HIT Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction under section 179 for the purchase of qualified health care information technology by medical care providers, and for other purposes; HR 1101 Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services; S 441 Quality Reform Expansion and Savings Act of 2009, a bill to encourage the development of coordinated quality reforms to improve health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in the health care system; S 444 National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the establishment of a health information technology and privacy system; S 486 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1253 Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009, a bill to require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable; HR 1296 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1411 United States Primary and Preventive Health Care Corps Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program; HR 1460 Nurses Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 1494Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act, a bill to ensure that a private for-profit nursing home affected by a major disaster receives the same reimbursement as a public nursing home affected by a major disaster; HR 1495 Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make health care coverage more accessible and affordable; HR 1496 Child Health Care Affordability Act, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for medical expenses for dependents; HR 1497 Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow medical care providers a credit against income tax for uncompensated emergency medical care and to allow hospitals a deduction for such care; HR 1558 and S 623 Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009, would prohibit health insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease; S 616 Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize medical simulation enhancement programs, and for other purposes; HR 1581 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, a bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities; HR 1614 and S 652 Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery; HR 1691 and S 688 Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009, a bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; HR 1699 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; S 698 State-Based Health Care Reform Act, a bill to ensure the provision of high-quality health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State health care coverage pilot projects that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system; S 703 American Health Security Act of 2009, a bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system; HR 1745 Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such Act; S 733 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of life saving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, and emergency needs; Letter to HHS about the action plan to prevent Healthcare associated infections; Provided information to members of Congress about the Quality and Patient Safety Transparency initiatives by state; Working with Rep. Nathan Deal to get legislation introduced on provider price transparency; HR 1670 and S 683 Community Choice Act of 2009, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports and which would allow disabled Medicaid recipients to receive care in their homes rather than in nursing homes; HR 2003 and S 830 Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act, a bill to modify the definition of children's hospital for purposes of making payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; HR 1998 Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to improve access to emergency medical services; HR 2043 Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students; S 860 Health Professionals State Loan Repayment Tax Relief Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax exclusion for assistance provided to participants in State student loan programs for certain health professionals; HR 2066 Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations; S 890 Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers; HR 2176Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2009A bill 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; HR 2218 Parental Consent Act of 2009, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program; S 957Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; S 958 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2009; HR 2231 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services; HR 2233 Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate health empowerment zones; S 966 and HR 2252 National Health Care Quality Act, a bill to improve the Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement in the United States; HR 2249 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital information and to provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs; HR 2251 and S 973 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions; S 979 and HR 2360 SHOP Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; HR 2273 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; HR 2292 Healthy Kids for Healthy Futures Act of 2009A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require coverage of preventive care for children; S 999 Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2009, a bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents; S 1001 Health Promotion FIRST Act, a bill to provide for increased research, coordination and expansion of health promotion programs through the Department of Health and Human Services; HR 2350 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; HR 2369 Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to improve mental and substance use health care; S 1020 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; S 1022Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 2381 Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009, a bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes; HR 2388 Physician Availability Act of 2009, a bill 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; S 1028 Strengthening America's Public Health System Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions; S 1031 National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals; HR 2427 and S 1050Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes; HR 2520 Patients' Choice Act, a bill to provide comprehensive solutions for the health care system of the United States; HR 2535 Blueprint for Health Act of 2009, a bill to establish a Blueprint for Health in order to create a comprehensive system of care incorporating medical homes to improve the delivery and affordability of health care through disease prevention, health promotion, and education about and better management of chronic conditions; S 1104 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program; HR 2536 Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, to provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States; Disclosure of Financial Relationships Report, argue for withdrawal of data collection form; HR 2691 a bill to provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood ; S 1173Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, a bill to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals; S 1174 Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and to improve patient access to primary care services; S 1176 Allied Health Reinvestment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote and improve the allied health professionals; HR 2744Equal Rights for Health Care Act Title 42, a bill to prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability status; HR 2754 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program; HR 2778 Health Equity and Accountability through Research Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to redesignate the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities; S 1220Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; HR 2785 Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2009, a bill to reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education; HR 2804Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 2810 Public Health Workforce Investment Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies and health centers; HR 2816 States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration; HR 2824Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection ActTo enhance the conduct and support of federally funded comparative effectiveness research relating to health care; HR 2891 Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program; HR 2925 Communities Building Access Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for community projects that will reduce the number of individuals who are uninsured with respect to health care; HR 2930 Primary Care Training Enhancement Act, a bill to enhance the primary care workforce through modifications to the medical residency training programs and use of qualified teaching health centers and through State primary care scholarship and loan repayment programs; S 1278 Consumers Health Care Act of 2009, a bill to establish the Consumers Choice Health Plan, a public health insurance plan that provides an affordable and accountable health insurance option for consumers; HR 2937 and S 1305 MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act, a bill to prevent health care facility-acquired infections; HR 2948Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009, a bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of best practices in the delivery of health care in the United States; HR 2957 Rural Health Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs; S 1299 Worker Infection Protection Act, a bill to protect health care workers and first responders, including police, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections, such as MRSA; Hatch amendment # 21 requires the IOM to make recommendations to Congress on how to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions; Health Reform Bill, pProvides access to quality affordable health care for all. The health reform package includes: ACCESS TO COVERAGE AND CHOICE, AFFORDABILITY, SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, CONTROLLING COSTS, PREVENTION AND WELLNESS, WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS; HR 2962 Integrity in Medicare Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude certain advanced diagnostic imaging services from the in-office ancillary services exception to the prohibition on physician self-referral; HR 2975 Medical Practice Protection Act of 2009, a bill to improve the medical care by reducing the excessive burden imposed by the civil liability system on the health care delivery system; HR 3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act, a bill to establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery; HR 3002 and S 1259 PATIENTS Act of 2009, a bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response; S 1355Rural Health Clinic Patient Access and Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care for individuals residing in underserved rural areas.
2009 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 628, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, all provisions Antitrust Reform Physician Workforce Issues DOJ-FTC Health Care Guidelines Health Insurance and Physician Market Competition Health care market competition/physician joint negotiation Reverse Payments for Generic Pharmaceuticals Antitrust - Clinical Integration
Client expense: $3,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2009 · second_quarter · Health Issues
- Health Reform: Reduction of DSH payments as a funding source for health reform; the importance of DSH payments to Missouri hospitals - MCO provider tax - S. 1099 - Patients' Choice Act (Burr/Coburn Health Plan) - H.R. 444 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act - possible amendment on reauthorizing Section 1011 of the Medicare Modernization Act - reviewed hospital financial performance under Medicares payment system - discussed principals for health care reform legislation - Medicare Physician Payment Fix - H.R. 1409 & S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act Card Check - Physician Self-Referral to Specialty Hospitals - Rural Health Care Issues: H.R. 362 - Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2009; S. 318 - Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act of 2009; S. 307/H.R. 668 - Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009; S. 628/H.R. 1127 - J1-Visa Waiver Program - H.R. 444 - 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009 - Consistency of Regulatory Standards Application - requested action to protect Medicare capital indirect medical education payments
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Health Issues
- Health Reform: Reduction of DSH payments as a funding source for health reform; and the importance of DSH payments to Missouri hospitals - MCO provider tax - S. 1099 - Patients' Choice Act (Burr/Coburn Health Plan) - H.R. 444 - 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act - possible amendment on reauthorizing Section 1011 of the Medicare Modernization Act - reviewed hospital financial performance under Medicares payment system - discussed principals for health care reform legislation - Medicare Physician Payment Fix - H.R. 1409 & S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act Card Check - Physician Self-Referral to Specialty Hospitals - Rural Health Care Issues: H.R. 362 - Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2009; S. 318 - Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act of 2009; S. 307/H.R. 668 - Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009; and S. 628/H.R. 1127 - J1-Visa Waiver Program - H.R. 444 - 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009 - Consistency of Regulatory Standards Application - requested action to protect Medicare capital indirect medical education payments
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2009 · first_quarter · Immigration
Conrad State 30 Improvement Act-S.628
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office
2009 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Rural Health Center Legislation-(no bill#); American Health Security Act-H.R.1200; Access for All America-H.R.1296/S.486; Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act-H.R.1185; Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act-H.R.1388/S.277; Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act-(no bill#); Ryan White Reauthorization Act-(no bill#); Title VII Reauthorization-(no bill#); Health Care Reform-(no bill#); Conrad State 30 Improvement Act-S.628.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office
2009 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 628, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009, provisions relating to health reform FTC Red Flag Rule Physician Workforce, education and training Health Care Antitrust Guidelines Physician Antitrust Reform, health IT adoption Antitrust Relief Generic Drugs Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Division nomination
Client expense: $4,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2009 · first_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service child nutrition programs; Title II, all provisions relating to Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies, all provisions relating to broadband technology opportunities program, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Defense, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Army, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title IV, all provisions relating to energy and water development, all provisions relating to Department of Defense-Civil, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; Title VI, all provisions relating to Department of Homeland Security, state and local programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to interior, environment, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to state and tribal assistance grants, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to grants and administration; Title VIII, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, all provisions relating Department of Labor, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research resources, all provisions relating to building and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to higher education, Title X, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs, medical facilities; Title XII, all provisions relating to Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment; Title XIII, all provisions relating to health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to improving health care quality, safety, and efficiency; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to testing of health information technology; Sec. 13201, all provisions relating to National Institute for Standards and Technology Testing; Sec. 13202, all provisions relating to research and development programs; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 13301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to Demonstration Program To Integrate Information Technology Into Clinical Education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals in health care; Sec. 3017, all provisions relating to general grant and loan provisions; Sec. 3018, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Title XIV, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education; Sec. 14002, all provisions relating to state uses of funds; Sec. 14004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Title XV, all provisions relating to accountability and transparency; Sec. 1501, all provisions relating to definitions; Sec. 1511, all provisions relating to certifications; Sec. 1512, all provisions relating to reports on use of funds; Title IX, all provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid health information technology; miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Subtitle A, Sec. 4102, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4103, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Sec. 4104, all provisions relating to studies and reports on health information technology; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Medicaid incentives; Sec. 4201, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicare regulations; Sec. 4302, all provisions relating to long-term care hospital technical corrections; Title V, all provisions relating to state fiscal relief; Sec. 5001, all provisions relating to temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP; Sec. 5002, all provisions relating to temporary increase in DSH allotments during recession; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicaid final regulations; Sec. 5004, all provisions relating to extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA); Sec. 5005, all provisions relating to extension of the qualifying individual (QI) program; Sec. 5006, all provisions relating to protections for Indians under Medicaid and CHIP; Sec. 5007, all provisions relating to funding for oversight and implementation; Sec. 5008, all provisions relating to GAO study and report regarding state needs during periods of national economic downturn; Title VI, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program; Sec. 6001, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. H.R. 679 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service; Title III, all provisions relating to commerce, justice, and science; Subtitle A-Commerce, all provisions relating to Economic Development Administration, all provisions relating to National Telecommunications and Information Administration, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; Sec. 3101, all provisions relating to inventory of broadband service capability and availability; Sec. 3102, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs; Subtitle B-Justice, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title IV-Defense, all provisions relating to facility infrastructure and investments, Defense, all provisions relating to energy research and development, Defense; Title V-Energy and Water, all provisions relating to Department of the Army, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to fossil energy, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to environmental and other defense activities; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to renewable energy and electric power transmission loan guarantee programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to Homeland Security, all provisions relating to aviation security; Sec. 7001, all provisions relating to extension of programs; Title VIII, all provisions relating to interior and environment, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to other related agencies, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts; Title IX, all provisions relating to labor, health and human services, and education; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to labor; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to health and human services, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to buildings and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality; Sec. 9201, all provisions relating to Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; Sec. 9202, all provisions relating to investment in health information technology, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to student aid administration, all provisions relating to higher education, all provisions relating to Institute of Education Sciences, all provisions relating to school modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9302, all provisions relating to higher education modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9303, all provisions relating to mandatory Pell Grants; Sec. 9304, all provisions relating to increase student loan limits; Sec. 9305, all provisions relating to student lender special allowance; Title XII, all provisions relating to transportation, and housing and urban development, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Federal Highway Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment, all provisions relating to Federal Railroad Administration; Title XIII, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education, Sec. 13002, all provisions relating to state use of funds; Sec. 13004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Sec. 13006, all provisions relating to state incentive grants; Sec. 13007, all provisions relating to innovation fund; Sec. 13008, all provisions relating to state reports. H.R. 872 Stem Cell Research Improvement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; (b), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to guidelines on research involving human stem cells; Sec. 498E (a), all provisions relating to guidelines on research involving human stem cells; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to reporting requirements; Sec. 5, (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to sense of Congress. H.R. 873 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research, (b), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; (c), all provisions relating to guidelines; (d), all provisions relating to reporting requirements. H.R. 877 Patients First Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to human stem cell research and therapy; (a), all provisions relating to authorization; Sec. 409J, (a), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to human stem cell research and therapy; (b), (1), (2) (A) (B), (3), all provisions relating to guidelines; (c), all provisions relating to definitions; (1), all provisions relating to human embryo; (2), all provisions relating to risk of injury; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to study to expand access to therapeutic stem cell products. H.R. 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to hospital residency loan program; Sec. 771, all provisions relating to hospital residency loan program; (a), all provisions relating to establishment; (b), all provisions relating to application. H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to statement of appropriations; Division A, all provisions relating to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service, all provisions relating to Agriculture Research Service, all provisions relating to Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, all provisions relating to research and education activities, all provisions relating to Agricultural Marketing Service; Division B, all provisions relating to Department of Commerce, all provisions relating to economic development assistance programs, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to construction of research facilities, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement activities, all provisions relating to justice assistance, all provisions relating to state and law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction, all provisions relating to education and human resources; Division C, all provisions relating to Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to energy delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to general provisions-Department of Energy, Title VIII, Division E, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to science and technology, all provisions relating to environmental programs and management, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Humanities; Division F, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to health education assistance loans program account, all provisions relating to centers for disease control and prevention, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute, all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Sciences, all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, all provisions relating to National Eye Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, all provisions relating to National Institute on Aging, all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health, all provisions relating to National Human Genome Research Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, all provisions relating to National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality, all provisions relating to centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to facilities and equipment, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Airport and Airway Trust Fund, all provisions relating to federal-aid highways, all provisions relating to operations and research; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions relating to executive direction, all provisions relating to research and technology. S. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to job creation, economic growth, and a strong middle class; (1), all provisions relating to modernize the nations infrastructure; (3), all provisions relating to expand educational opportunities. S. 487 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; (1), all provisions relating to stem cells derived from human embryos that have been donated from in vitro fertilization clinics; (c), all provisions relating to Guidelines; Sec. 498E, all provisions relating to alternative human pluripotent stem cell research; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to Guidelines. S. 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to elimination of sunset provisions of Conrad State 30 program; Sec. 3, (12), (A), all provisions relating to incentives for physicians to practice in medically underserved communities; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to retaining physicians in medically underserved communities.
2009 · first_quarter · Education
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service child nutrition programs; Title II, all provisions relating to Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies, all provisions relating to broadband technology opportunities program, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Defense, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Army, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title IV, all provisions relating to energy and water development, all provisions relating to Department of Defense-Civil, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; Title VI, all provisions relating to Department of Homeland Security, state and local programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to interior, environment, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to state and tribal assistance grants, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to grants and administration; Title VIII, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, all provisions relating Department of Labor, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research resources, all provisions relating to building and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to higher education, Title X, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs, medical facilities; Title XII, all provisions relating to Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment; Title XIII, all provisions relating to health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to improving health care quality, safety, and efficiency; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to testing of health information technology; Sec. 13201, all provisions relating to National Institute for Standards and Technology Testing; Sec. 13202, all provisions relating to research and development programs; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 13301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to Demonstration Program To Integrate Information Technology Into Clinical Education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals in health care; Sec. 3017, all provisions relating to general grant and loan provisions; Sec. 3018, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Title XIV, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education; Sec. 14002, all provisions relating to state uses of funds; Sec. 14004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Title XV, all provisions relating to accountability and transparency; Sec. 1501, all provisions relating to definitions; Sec. 1511, all provisions relating to certifications; Sec. 1512, all provisions relating to reports on use of funds; Title IX, all provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid health information technology; miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Subtitle A, Sec. 4102, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4103, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Sec. 4104, all provisions relating to studies and reports on health information technology; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Medicaid incentives; Sec. 4201, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicare regulations; Sec. 4302, all provisions relating to long-term care hospital technical corrections; Title V, all provisions relating to state fiscal relief; Sec. 5001, all provisions relating to temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP; Sec. 5002, all provisions relating to temporary increase in DSH allotments during recession; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicaid final regulations; Sec. 5004, all provisions relating to extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA); Sec. 5005, all provisions relating to extension of the qualifying individual (QI) program; Sec. 5006, all provisions relating to protections for Indians under Medicaid and CHIP; Sec. 5007, all provisions relating to funding for oversight and implementation; Sec. 5008, all provisions relating to GAO study and report regarding state needs during periods of national economic downturn; Title VI, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program; Sec. 6001, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. H.R. 598 To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health, Part III, all provisions relating to energy conservation incentives; Sec. 1621, all provisions relating to extension and modification of credit for nonbusiness energy property; Part IV, all provisions relating to energy research initiatives; Sec. 1631, all provisions relating to increased research credit for energy research; Title IV, all provisions relating to health information technology; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Sec. 3007, all provisions relating to federal health information technology; Sec. 3010, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to incentives for the use of health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to demonstration program to integrate information technology into clinical education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals on health care; Part II, all provisions relating to Medicare program; Sec. 4312, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4313, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Part III, all provisions relating to Medicaid funding; Sec. 4321, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Part I, all provisions relating to improved privacy provisions and security provisions; Sec. 4406, all provisions relating to conditions on certain contacts as part of health care operations; Sec. 4407, all provisions relating to temporary breach notification requirement for vendors of personal health records and other non-HIPAA covered entities. H.R. 756 National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to pain research at the National Institutes of Health; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to pain care education and training; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to pain research at the National Institutes of Health; Sec. 409J, all provisions relating to pain research; Sec. 754, all provisions relating to program for education and training in pain care; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to priorities; (c), all provisions relating to certain topics; (1), all provisions relating to recognized means for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing pain and related signs of symptoms; (2), all provisions relating to applicable laws, regulations, rules and policies on controlled substances; (3), all provisions relating to interdisciplinary approaches to the delivery of pain care; (4), all provisions relating to cultural, linguistic, literacy, geographic, and other barriers to care in underserved populations; (5), all provisions relating to recent findings, developments, and improvements in the provision of pain care; (d), all provisions relating to program sites; (e), all provisions relating to evaluation of programs; (f), all provisions relating to peer review groups; (g), all provisions relating to definitions; (b), all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations. H.R. 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to hospital residency loan program; Sec. 771, all provisions relating to hospital residency loan program; (a), all provisions relating to establishment; (b), all provisions relating to application. H.R. 915 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009, Title I, Sec. 104, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development; Sec. 105, all provisions relating to funding for aviation programs; Title II, Sec. 201, all provisions relating to mission statement; sense of Congress; Title IX, all provisions relating to federal aviation research and development; Sec. 901, all provisions relating to short title; Sec. 904, all provisions relating to research program on runways; Sec. 905, all provisions relating to research on design for certification; Sec 906, all provisions relating to Centers of Excellence; Sec. 907, all provisions relating to Airport Cooperative Research Program; Sec. 909, all provisions relating to research grants program involving undergraduate students; Sec. 913, all provisions relating to research program on alternative jet fuel technology for civil aircraft. S. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to job creation, economic growth, and a strong middle class; (1), all provisions relating to modernize the nations infrastructure; (3), all provisions relating to expand educational opportunities. H.R. 679 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service; Title III, all provisions relating to commerce, justice, and science; Subtitle A-Commerce, all provisions relating to Economic Development Administration, all provisions relating to National Telecommunications and Information Administration, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; Sec. 3101, all provisions relating to inventory of broadband service capability and availability; Sec. 3102, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs; Subtitle B-Justice, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title IV-Defense, all provisions relating to facility infrastructure and investments, Defense, all provisions relating to energy research and development, Defense; Title V-Energy and Water, all provisions relating to Department of the Army, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to fossil energy, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to environmental and other defense activities; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to renewable energy and electric power transmission loan guarantee programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to Homeland Security, all provisions relating to aviation security; Sec. 7001, all provisions relating to extension of programs; Title VIII, all provisions relating to interior and environment, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to other related agencies, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts; Title IX, all provisions relating to labor, health and human services, and education; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to labor; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to health and human services, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to buildings and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality; Sec. 9201, all provisions relating to Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; Sec. 9202, all provisions relating to investment in health information technology, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to student aid administration, all provisions relating to higher education, all provisions relating to Institute of Education Sciences, all provisions relating to school modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9302, all provisions relating to higher education modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9303, all provisions relating to mandatory Pell Grants; Sec. 9304, all provisions relating to increase student loan limits; Sec. 9305, all provisions relating to student lender special allowance; Title XII, all provisions relating to transportation, and housing and urban development, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Federal Highway Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment, all provisions relating to Federal Railroad Administration; Title XIII, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education, Sec. 13002, all provisions relating to state use of funds; Sec. 13004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Sec. 13006, all provisions relating to state incentive grants; Sec. 13007, all provisions relating to innovation fund; Sec. 13008, all provisions relating to state reports. H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to statement of appropriations; Division A, all provisions relating to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service, all provisions relating to Agriculture Research Service, all provisions relating to Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, all provisions relating to research and education activities, all provisions relating to Agricultural Marketing Service; Division B, all provisions relating to Department of Commerce, all provisions relating to economic development assistance programs, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to construction of research facilities, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement activities, all provisions relating to justice assistance, all provisions relating to state and law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction, all provisions relating to education and human resources; Division C, all provisions relating to Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to energy delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to general provisions-Department of Energy, Title VIII, Division E, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to science and technology, all provisions relating to environmental programs and management, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Humanities; Division F, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to health education assistance loans program account, all provisions relating to centers for disease control and prevention, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute, all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Sciences, all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, all provisions relating to National Eye Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, all provisions relating to National Institute on Aging, all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health, all provisions relating to National Human Genome Research Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, all provisions relating to National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality, all provisions relating to centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to facilities and equipment, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Airport and Airway Trust Fund, all provisions relating to federal-aid highways, all provisions relating to operations and research; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions relating to executive direction, all provisions relating to research and technology. H.Con.Res. 85 - Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014, Title I, all provisions relating to recommended levels and amounts; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to recommended levels and amounts; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to major functional categories; Title III, Reserve Funds, Sec. 302, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for increasing energy dependence; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 9/11 health program; Sec. 312, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for low-income home energy assistance program trigger; Sec. 313, all provisions relating to reserve fund for the surface transportation reauthorization; Title IV, Sec. 401, all provisions relating to adjustments for direct spending and revenues; Title V, Sec. 502, all provisions relating to policy on defense priorities; Title VI, Sec. 601, all provisions relating to sense of the House on veterans and servicemembers health care; Sec. 602, all provisions relating to sense of the House on homeland security; Sec. 603, all provisions relating to sense of the House on promoting American innovation and economic competitiveness; Sec. 605, all provisions relating to sense of the House on college affordability. S. 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to elimination of sunset provisions of Conrad State 30 program; Sec. 3, (12), (A), all provisions relating to incentives for physicians to practice in medically underserved communities; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to retaining physicians in medically underserved communities.
2009 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service child nutrition programs; Title II, all provisions relating to Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies, all provisions relating to broadband technology opportunities program, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Defense, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Army, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title IV, all provisions relating to energy and water development, all provisions relating to Department of Defense-Civil, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; Title VI, all provisions relating to Department of Homeland Security, state and local programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to interior, environment, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to state and tribal assistance grants, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to grants and administration; Title VIII, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, all provisions relating Department of Labor, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research resources, all provisions relating to building and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to higher education, Title X, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs, medical facilities; Title XII, all provisions relating to Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment; Title XIII, all provisions relating to health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to improving health care quality, safety, and efficiency; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to testing of health information technology; Sec. 13201, all provisions relating to National Institute for Standards and Technology Testing; Sec. 13202, all provisions relating to research and development programs; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 13301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to Demonstration Program To Integrate Information Technology Into Clinical Education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals in health care; Sec. 3017, all provisions relating to general grant and loan provisions; Sec. 3018, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Title XIV, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education; Sec. 14002, all provisions relating to state uses of funds; Sec. 14004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Title XV, all provisions relating to accountability and transparency; Sec. 1501, all provisions relating to definitions; Sec. 1511, all provisions relating to certifications; Sec. 1512, all provisions relating to reports on use of funds; Title IX, all provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid health information technology; miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Subtitle A, Sec. 4102, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4103, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Sec. 4104, all provisions relating to studies and reports on health information technology; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Medicaid incentives; Sec. 4201, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicare regulations; Sec. 4302, all provisions relating to long-term care hospital technical corrections; Title V, all provisions relating to state fiscal relief; Sec. 5001, all provisions relating to temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP; Sec. 5002, all provisions relating to temporary increase in DSH allotments during recession; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicaid final regulations; Sec. 5004, all provisions relating to extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA); Sec. 5005, all provisions relating to extension of the qualifying individual (QI) program; Sec. 5006, all provisions relating to protections for Indians under Medicaid and CHIP; Sec. 5007, all provisions relating to funding for oversight and implementation; Sec. 5008, all provisions relating to GAO study and report regarding state needs during periods of national economic downturn; Title VI, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program; Sec. 6001, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. H.R. 2 (Pub. L. No. 111-3) Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, Section 1, all provisions relating to amendments to Social Security Act; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to extension of CHIP; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to allotments for states and territories for fiscal years 2009 through 2013; Sec. 115, all provisions relating to state authority under Medicaid; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to grants and enhanced administrative funding for outreach and enrollment; Sec. 302, all provisions relating to outreach, education, and enrollment assistance; Title II, all provisions relating to outreach and enrollment; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to outreach and enrollment activities; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to reducing barriers to enrollment; Title IV, all provisions relating to strengthening quality of care and health outcomes; Title V, all provisions relating to improving access to benefits. H.R. 598 To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health, Part III, all provisions relating to energy conservation incentives; Sec. 1621, all provisions relating to extension and modification of credit for nonbusiness energy property; Part IV, all provisions relating to energy research initiatives; Sec. 1631, all provisions relating to increased research credit for energy research; Title IV, all provisions relating to health information technology; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Sec. 3007, all provisions relating to federal health information technology; Sec. 3010, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to incentives for the use of health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to demonstration program to integrate information technology into clinical education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals on health care; Part II, all provisions relating to Medicare program; Sec. 4312, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4313, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Part III, all provisions relating to Medicaid funding; Sec. 4321, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Part I, all provisions relating to improved privacy provisions and security provisions; Sec. 4406, all provisions relating to conditions on certain contacts as part of health care operations; Sec. 4407, all provisions relating to temporary breach notification requirement for vendors of personal health records and other non-HIPAA covered entities. H.R. 756 National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to pain research at the National Institutes of Health; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to pain care education and training; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to pain research at the National Institutes of Health; Sec. 409J, all provisions relating to pain research; Sec. 754, all provisions relating to program for education and training in pain care; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to priorities; (c), all provisions relating to certain topics; (1), all provisions relating to recognized means for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing pain and related signs of symptoms; (2), all provisions relating to applicable laws, regulations, rules and policies on controlled substances; (3), all provisions relating to interdisciplinary approaches to the delivery of pain care; (4), all provisions relating to cultural, linguistic, literacy, geographic, and other barriers to care in underserved populations; (5), all provisions relating to recent findings, developments, and improvements in the provision of pain care; (d), all provisions relating to program sites; (e), all provisions relating to evaluation of programs; (f), all provisions relating to peer review groups; (g), all provisions relating to definitions; (b), all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations. H.R. 872 Stem Cell Research Improvement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; (b), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to guidelines on research involving human stem cells; Sec. 498E (a), all provisions relating to guidelines on research involving human stem cells; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to reporting requirements; Sec. 5, (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to sense of Congress. H.R. 873 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research, (b), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; (c), all provisions relating to guidelines; (d), all provisions relating to reporting requirements. H.R. 679 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service; Title III, all provisions relating to commerce, justice, and science; Subtitle A-Commerce, all provisions relating to Economic Development Administration, all provisions relating to National Telecommunications and Information Administration, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; Sec. 3101, all provisions relating to inventory of broadband service capability and availability; Sec. 3102, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs; Subtitle B-Justice, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title IV-Defense, all provisions relating to facility infrastructure and investments, Defense, all provisions relating to energy research and development, Defense; Title V-Energy and Water, all provisions relating to Department of the Army, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to fossil energy, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to environmental and other defense activities; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to renewable energy and electric power transmission loan guarantee programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to Homeland Security, all provisions relating to aviation security; Sec. 7001, all provisions relating to extension of programs; Title VIII, all provisions relating to interior and environment, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to other related agencies, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts; Title IX, all provisions relating to labor, health and human services, and education; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to labor; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to health and human services, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to buildings and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality; Sec. 9201, all provisions relating to Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; Sec. 9202, all provisions relating to investment in health information technology, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to student aid administration, all provisions relating to higher education, all provisions relating to Institute of Education Sciences, all provisions relating to school modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9302, all provisions relating to higher education modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9303, all provisions relating to mandatory Pell Grants; Sec. 9304, all provisions relating to increase student loan limits; Sec. 9305, all provisions relating to student lender special allowance; Title XII, all provisions relating to transportation, and housing and urban development, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Federal Highway Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment, all provisions relating to Federal Railroad Administration; Title XIII, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education, Sec. 13002, all provisions relating to state use of funds; Sec. 13004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Sec. 13006, all provisions relating to state incentive grants; Sec. 13007, all provisions relating to innovation fund; Sec. 13008, all provisions relating to state reports. H.R. 877 Patients First Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to human stem cell research and therapy; (a), all provisions relating to authorization; Sec. 409J, (a), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to human stem cell research and therapy; (b), (1), (2) (A) (B), (3), all provisions relating to guidelines; (c), all provisions relating to definitions; (1), all provisions relating to human embryo; (2), all provisions relating to risk of injury; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to study to expand access to therapeutic stem cell products. H.R. 1016 Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Sec. 113A, all provisions relating to advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts; (a), (1), (2), all provisions relating to General; (b), all provisions relating to medical care accounts; (1), all provisions relating to medical services; (2), all provisions relating to medical support and compliance; (3), all provisions relating to medical facilities; (2), 113A, all provisions relating to advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts. H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to statement of appropriations; Division A, all provisions relating to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service, all provisions relating to Agriculture Research Service, all provisions relating to Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, all provisions relating to research and education activities, all provisions relating to Agricultural Marketing Service; Division B, all provisions relating to Department of Commerce, all provisions relating to economic development assistance programs, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to construction of research facilities, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement activities, all provisions relating to justice assistance, all provisions relating to state and law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction, all provisions relating to education and human resources; Division C, all provisions relating to Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to energy delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to general provisions-Department of Energy, Title VIII, Division E, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to science and technology, all provisions relating to environmental programs and management, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Humanities; Division F, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to health education assistance loans program account, all provisions relating to centers for disease control and prevention, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute, all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Sciences, all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, all provisions relating to National Eye Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, all provisions relating to National Institute on Aging, all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health, all provisions relating to National Human Genome Research Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, all provisions relating to National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality, all provisions relating to centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to facilities and equipment, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Airport and Airway Trust Fund, all provisions relating to federal-aid highways, all provisions relating to operations and research; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions relating to executive direction, all provisions relating to research and technology. S. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to job creation, economic growth, and a strong middle class; (1), all provisions relating to modernize the nations infrastructure; (3), all provisions relating to expand educational opportunities. H.Con.Res. 85 - Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014, Title I, all provisions relating to recommended levels and amounts; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to recommended levels and amounts; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to major functional categories; Title III, Reserve Funds, Sec. 302, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for increasing energy dependence; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 9/11 health program; Sec. 312, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for low-income home energy assistance program trigger; Sec. 313, all provisions relating to reserve fund for the surface transportation reauthorization; Title IV, Sec. 401, all provisions relating to adjustments for direct spending and revenues; Title V, Sec. 502, all provisions relating to policy on defense priorities; Title VI, Sec. 601, all provisions relating to sense of the House on veterans and servicemembers health care; Sec. 602, all provisions relating to sense of the House on homeland security; Sec. 603, all provisions relating to sense of the House on promoting American innovation and economic competitiveness; Sec. 605, all provisions relating to sense of the House on college affordability. S. 275 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, Title I, Sec. 101, all provisions relating to extension of CHIP; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to allotments for states and territories for Fiscal Years 2009 through 2013; Sec. 108, all provisions relating to one-time appropriation; Title II, Subtitle A, all provisions relating to outreach and enrollment activities; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to grants and enhanced administrative funding for outreach and enrollment; Sec. 2113, all provisions relating to grants to improve outreach and enrollment; Sec. 202, all provisions relating to increased outreach and enrollment of Indians; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to reducing barriers to enrollment; Sec. 211, all provisions relating to verification of declaration of citizenship or nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP; Title III, Subtitle A, all provisions relating to additional state option for providing premium assistance; Sec. 302, all provisions relating to outreach, education, and enrollment assistance. S. 423 Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Sec. 113A, all provisions relating to two-fiscal year budget authority, (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to medical care accounts; (1), all provisions relating to medical services; (2) all provisions relating to medical support and compliance; (3), all provisions relating to medical facilities. S. 487 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; (1), all provisions relating to stem cells derived from human embryos that have been donated from in vitro fertilization clinics; (c), all provisions relating to Guidelines; Sec. 498E, all provisions relating to alternative human pluripotent stem cell research; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to Guidelines. S. 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to elimination of sunset provisions of Conrad State 30 program; Sec. 3, (12), (A), all provisions relating to incentives for physicians to practice in medically underserved communities; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to retaining physicians in medically underserved communities.
2009 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service child nutrition programs; Title II, all provisions relating to Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies, all provisions relating to broadband technology opportunities program, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Defense, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Army, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title IV, all provisions relating to energy and water development, all provisions relating to Department of Defense-Civil, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; Title VI, all provisions relating to Department of Homeland Security, state and local programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to interior, environment, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to state and tribal assistance grants, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to grants and administration; Title VIII, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, all provisions relating Department of Labor, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research resources, all provisions relating to building and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to higher education, Title X, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs, medical facilities; Title XII, all provisions relating to Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment; Title XIII, all provisions relating to health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to improving health care quality, safety, and efficiency; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to testing of health information technology; Sec. 13201, all provisions relating to National Institute for Standards and Technology Testing; Sec. 13202, all provisions relating to research and development programs; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 13301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to Demonstration Program To Integrate Information Technology Into Clinical Education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals in health care; Sec. 3017, all provisions relating to general grant and loan provisions; Sec. 3018, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Title XIV, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education; Sec. 14002, all provisions relating to state uses of funds; Sec. 14004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Title XV, all provisions relating to accountability and transparency; Sec. 1501, all provisions relating to definitions; Sec. 1511, all provisions relating to certifications; Sec. 1512, all provisions relating to reports on use of funds; Title IX, all provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid health information technology; miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Subtitle A, Sec. 4102, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4103, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Sec. 4104, all provisions relating to studies and reports on health information technology; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Medicaid incentives; Sec. 4201, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicare regulations; Sec. 4302, all provisions relating to long-term care hospital technical corrections; Title V, all provisions relating to state fiscal relief; Sec. 5001, all provisions relating to temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP; Sec. 5002, all provisions relating to temporary increase in DSH allotments during recession; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicaid final regulations; Sec. 5004, all provisions relating to extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA); Sec. 5005, all provisions relating to extension of the qualifying individual (QI) program; Sec. 5006, all provisions relating to protections for Indians under Medicaid and CHIP; Sec. 5007, all provisions relating to funding for oversight and implementation; Sec. 5008, all provisions relating to GAO study and report regarding state needs during periods of national economic downturn; Title VI, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program; Sec. 6001, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. H.R. 679 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service; Title III, all provisions relating to commerce, justice, and science; Subtitle A-Commerce, all provisions relating to Economic Development Administration, all provisions relating to National Telecommunications and Information Administration, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; Sec. 3101, all provisions relating to inventory of broadband service capability and availability; Sec. 3102, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs; Subtitle B-Justice, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title IV-Defense, all provisions relating to facility infrastructure and investments, Defense, all provisions relating to energy research and development, Defense; Title V-Energy and Water, all provisions relating to Department of the Army, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to fossil energy, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to environmental and other defense activities; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to renewable energy and electric power transmission loan guarantee programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to Homeland Security, all provisions relating to aviation security; Sec. 7001, all provisions relating to extension of programs; Title VIII, all provisions relating to interior and environment, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to other related agencies, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts; Title IX, all provisions relating to labor, health and human services, and education; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to labor; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to health and human services, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to buildings and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality; Sec. 9201, all provisions relating to Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; Sec. 9202, all provisions relating to investment in health information technology, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to student aid administration, all provisions relating to higher education, all provisions relating to Institute of Education Sciences, all provisions relating to school modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9302, all provisions relating to higher education modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9303, all provisions relating to mandatory Pell Grants; Sec. 9304, all provisions relating to increase student loan limits; Sec. 9305, all provisions relating to student lender special allowance; Title XII, all provisions relating to transportation, and housing and urban development, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Federal Highway Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment, all provisions relating to Federal Railroad Administration; Title XIII, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education, Sec. 13002, all provisions relating to state use of funds; Sec. 13004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Sec. 13006, all provisions relating to state incentive grants; Sec. 13007, all provisions relating to innovation fund; Sec. 13008, all provisions relating to state reports. S. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to job creation, economic growth, and a strong middle class; (1), all provisions relating to modernize the nations infrastructure; (3), all provisions relating to expand educational opportunities. S. 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to elimination of sunset provisions of Conrad State 30 program; Sec. 3, (12), (A), all provisions relating to incentives for physicians to practice in medically underserved communities; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to retaining physicians in medically underserved communities.
2009 · first_quarter · Education
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service child nutrition programs; Title II, all provisions relating to Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies, all provisions relating to broadband technology opportunities program, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Defense, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Army, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title IV, all provisions relating to energy and water development, all provisions relating to Department of Defense-Civil, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; Title VI, all provisions relating to Department of Homeland Security, state and local programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to interior, environment, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to state and tribal assistance grants, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to grants and administration; Title VIII, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, all provisions relating Department of Labor, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research resources, all provisions relating to building and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to higher education, Title X, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs, medical facilities; Title XII, all provisions relating to Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment; Title XIII, all provisions relating to health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to improving health care quality, safety, and efficiency; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to testing of health information technology; Sec. 13201, all provisions relating to National Institute for Standards and Technology Testing; Sec. 13202, all provisions relating to research and development programs; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 13301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to Demonstration Program To Integrate Information Technology Into Clinical Education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals in health care; Sec. 3017, all provisions relating to general grant and loan provisions; Sec. 3018, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Title XIV, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education; Sec. 14002, all provisions relating to state uses of funds; Sec. 14004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Title XV, all provisions relating to accountability and transparency; Sec. 1501, all provisions relating to definitions; Sec. 1511, all provisions relating to certifications; Sec. 1512, all provisions relating to reports on use of funds; Title IX, all provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid health information technology; miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Subtitle A, Sec. 4102, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4103, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Sec. 4104, all provisions relating to studies and reports on health information technology; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Medicaid incentives; Sec. 4201, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicare regulations; Sec. 4302, all provisions relating to long-term care hospital technical corrections; Title V, all provisions relating to state fiscal relief; Sec. 5001, all provisions relating to temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP; Sec. 5002, all provisions relating to temporary increase in DSH allotments during recession; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicaid final regulations; Sec. 5004, all provisions relating to extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA); Sec. 5005, all provisions relating to extension of the qualifying individual (QI) program; Sec. 5006, all provisions relating to protections for Indians under Medicaid and CHIP; Sec. 5007, all provisions relating to funding for oversight and implementation; Sec. 5008, all provisions relating to GAO study and report regarding state needs during periods of national economic downturn; Title VI, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program; Sec. 6001, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. H.R. 598 To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health, Part III, all provisions relating to energy conservation incentives; Sec. 1621, all provisions relating to extension and modification of credit for nonbusiness energy property; Part IV, all provisions relating to energy research initiatives; Sec. 1631, all provisions relating to increased research credit for energy research; Title IV, all provisions relating to health information technology; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Sec. 3007, all provisions relating to federal health information technology; Sec. 3010, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to incentives for the use of health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to demonstration program to integrate information technology into clinical education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals on health care; Part II, all provisions relating to Medicare program; Sec. 4312, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4313, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Part III, all provisions relating to Medicaid funding; Sec. 4321, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Part I, all provisions relating to improved privacy provisions and security provisions; Sec. 4406, all provisions relating to conditions on certain contacts as part of health care operations; Sec. 4407, all provisions relating to temporary breach notification requirement for vendors of personal health records and other non-HIPAA covered entities. H.R. 756 National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to pain research at the National Institutes of Health; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to pain care education and training; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to pain research at the National Institutes of Health; Sec. 409J, all provisions relating to pain research; Sec. 754, all provisions relating to program for education and training in pain care; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to priorities; (c), all provisions relating to certain topics; (1), all provisions relating to recognized means for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing pain and related signs of symptoms; (2), all provisions relating to applicable laws, regulations, rules and policies on controlled substances; (3), all provisions relating to interdisciplinary approaches to the delivery of pain care; (4), all provisions relating to cultural, linguistic, literacy, geographic, and other barriers to care in underserved populations; (5), all provisions relating to recent findings, developments, and improvements in the provision of pain care; (d), all provisions relating to program sites; (e), all provisions relating to evaluation of programs; (f), all provisions relating to peer review groups; (g), all provisions relating to definitions; (b), all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations. H.R. 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to hospital residency loan program; Sec. 771, all provisions relating to hospital residency loan program; (a), all provisions relating to establishment; (b), all provisions relating to application. H.R. 915 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009, Title I, Sec. 104, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development; Sec. 105, all provisions relating to funding for aviation programs; Title II, Sec. 201, all provisions relating to mission statement; sense of Congress; Title IX, all provisions relating to federal aviation research and development; Sec. 901, all provisions relating to short title; Sec. 904, all provisions relating to research program on runways; Sec. 905, all provisions relating to research on design for certification; Sec 906, all provisions relating to Centers of Excellence; Sec. 907, all provisions relating to Airport Cooperative Research Program; Sec. 909, all provisions relating to research grants program involving undergraduate students; Sec. 913, all provisions relating to research program on alternative jet fuel technology for civil aircraft. S. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to job creation, economic growth, and a strong middle class; (1), all provisions relating to modernize the nations infrastructure; (3), all provisions relating to expand educational opportunities. H.R. 679 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service; Title III, all provisions relating to commerce, justice, and science; Subtitle A-Commerce, all provisions relating to Economic Development Administration, all provisions relating to National Telecommunications and Information Administration, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; Sec. 3101, all provisions relating to inventory of broadband service capability and availability; Sec. 3102, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs; Subtitle B-Justice, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title IV-Defense, all provisions relating to facility infrastructure and investments, Defense, all provisions relating to energy research and development, Defense; Title V-Energy and Water, all provisions relating to Department of the Army, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to fossil energy, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to environmental and other defense activities; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to renewable energy and electric power transmission loan guarantee programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to Homeland Security, all provisions relating to aviation security; Sec. 7001, all provisions relating to extension of programs; Title VIII, all provisions relating to interior and environment, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to other related agencies, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts; Title IX, all provisions relating to labor, health and human services, and education; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to labor; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to health and human services, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to buildings and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality; Sec. 9201, all provisions relating to Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; Sec. 9202, all provisions relating to investment in health information technology, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to student aid administration, all provisions relating to higher education, all provisions relating to Institute of Education Sciences, all provisions relating to school modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9302, all provisions relating to higher education modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9303, all provisions relating to mandatory Pell Grants; Sec. 9304, all provisions relating to increase student loan limits; Sec. 9305, all provisions relating to student lender special allowance; Title XII, all provisions relating to transportation, and housing and urban development, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Federal Highway Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment, all provisions relating to Federal Railroad Administration; Title XIII, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education, Sec. 13002, all provisions relating to state use of funds; Sec. 13004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Sec. 13006, all provisions relating to state incentive grants; Sec. 13007, all provisions relating to innovation fund; Sec. 13008, all provisions relating to state reports. H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to statement of appropriations; Division A, all provisions relating to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service, all provisions relating to Agriculture Research Service, all provisions relating to Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, all provisions relating to research and education activities, all provisions relating to Agricultural Marketing Service; Division B, all provisions relating to Department of Commerce, all provisions relating to economic development assistance programs, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to construction of research facilities, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement activities, all provisions relating to justice assistance, all provisions relating to state and law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction, all provisions relating to education and human resources; Division C, all provisions relating to Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to energy delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to general provisions-Department of Energy, Title VIII, Division E, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to science and technology, all provisions relating to environmental programs and management, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Humanities; Division F, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to health education assistance loans program account, all provisions relating to centers for disease control and prevention, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute, all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Sciences, all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, all provisions relating to National Eye Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, all provisions relating to National Institute on Aging, all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health, all provisions relating to National Human Genome Research Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, all provisions relating to National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality, all provisions relating to centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to facilities and equipment, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Airport and Airway Trust Fund, all provisions relating to federal-aid highways, all provisions relating to operations and research; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions relating to executive direction, all provisions relating to research and technology. H.Con.Res. 85 - Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014, Title I, all provisions relating to recommended levels and amounts; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to recommended levels and amounts; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to major functional categories; Title III, Reserve Funds, Sec. 302, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for increasing energy dependence; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 9/11 health program; Sec. 312, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for low-income home energy assistance program trigger; Sec. 313, all provisions relating to reserve fund for the surface transportation reauthorization; Title IV, Sec. 401, all provisions relating to adjustments for direct spending and revenues; Title V, Sec. 502, all provisions relating to policy on defense priorities; Title VI, Sec. 601, all provisions relating to sense of the House on veterans and servicemembers health care; Sec. 602, all provisions relating to sense of the House on homeland security; Sec. 603, all provisions relating to sense of the House on promoting American innovation and economic competitiveness; Sec. 605, all provisions relating to sense of the House on college affordability. S. 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to elimination of sunset provisions of Conrad State 30 program; Sec. 3, (12), (A), all provisions relating to incentives for physicians to practice in medically underserved communities; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to retaining physicians in medically underserved communities.
2009 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service child nutrition programs; Title II, all provisions relating to Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies, all provisions relating to broadband technology opportunities program, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Defense, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Army, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title IV, all provisions relating to energy and water development, all provisions relating to Department of Defense-Civil, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; Title VI, all provisions relating to Department of Homeland Security, state and local programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to interior, environment, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to state and tribal assistance grants, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to grants and administration; Title VIII, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, all provisions relating Department of Labor, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research resources, all provisions relating to building and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to higher education, Title X, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs, medical facilities; Title XII, all provisions relating to Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment; Title XIII, all provisions relating to health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to improving health care quality, safety, and efficiency; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to testing of health information technology; Sec. 13201, all provisions relating to National Institute for Standards and Technology Testing; Sec. 13202, all provisions relating to research and development programs; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 13301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to Demonstration Program To Integrate Information Technology Into Clinical Education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals in health care; Sec. 3017, all provisions relating to general grant and loan provisions; Sec. 3018, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Title XIV, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education; Sec. 14002, all provisions relating to state uses of funds; Sec. 14004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Title XV, all provisions relating to accountability and transparency; Sec. 1501, all provisions relating to definitions; Sec. 1511, all provisions relating to certifications; Sec. 1512, all provisions relating to reports on use of funds; Title IX, all provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid health information technology; miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Subtitle A, Sec. 4102, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4103, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Sec. 4104, all provisions relating to studies and reports on health information technology; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Medicaid incentives; Sec. 4201, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicare regulations; Sec. 4302, all provisions relating to long-term care hospital technical corrections; Title V, all provisions relating to state fiscal relief; Sec. 5001, all provisions relating to temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP; Sec. 5002, all provisions relating to temporary increase in DSH allotments during recession; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicaid final regulations; Sec. 5004, all provisions relating to extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA); Sec. 5005, all provisions relating to extension of the qualifying individual (QI) program; Sec. 5006, all provisions relating to protections for Indians under Medicaid and CHIP; Sec. 5007, all provisions relating to funding for oversight and implementation; Sec. 5008, all provisions relating to GAO study and report regarding state needs during periods of national economic downturn; Title VI, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program; Sec. 6001, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. H.R. 679 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service; Title III, all provisions relating to commerce, justice, and science; Subtitle A-Commerce, all provisions relating to Economic Development Administration, all provisions relating to National Telecommunications and Information Administration, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; Sec. 3101, all provisions relating to inventory of broadband service capability and availability; Sec. 3102, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs; Subtitle B-Justice, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title IV-Defense, all provisions relating to facility infrastructure and investments, Defense, all provisions relating to energy research and development, Defense; Title V-Energy and Water, all provisions relating to Department of the Army, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to fossil energy, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to environmental and other defense activities; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to renewable energy and electric power transmission loan guarantee programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to Homeland Security, all provisions relating to aviation security; Sec. 7001, all provisions relating to extension of programs; Title VIII, all provisions relating to interior and environment, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to other related agencies, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts; Title IX, all provisions relating to labor, health and human services, and education; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to labor; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to health and human services, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to buildings and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality; Sec. 9201, all provisions relating to Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; Sec. 9202, all provisions relating to investment in health information technology, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to student aid administration, all provisions relating to higher education, all provisions relating to Institute of Education Sciences, all provisions relating to school modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9302, all provisions relating to higher education modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9303, all provisions relating to mandatory Pell Grants; Sec. 9304, all provisions relating to increase student loan limits; Sec. 9305, all provisions relating to student lender special allowance; Title XII, all provisions relating to transportation, and housing and urban development, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Federal Highway Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment, all provisions relating to Federal Railroad Administration; Title XIII, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education, Sec. 13002, all provisions relating to state use of funds; Sec. 13004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Sec. 13006, all provisions relating to state incentive grants; Sec. 13007, all provisions relating to innovation fund; Sec. 13008, all provisions relating to state reports. S. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to job creation, economic growth, and a strong middle class; (1), all provisions relating to modernize the nations infrastructure; (3), all provisions relating to expand educational opportunities. S. 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to elimination of sunset provisions of Conrad State 30 program; Sec. 3, (12), (A), all provisions relating to incentives for physicians to practice in medically underserved communities; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to retaining physicians in medically underserved communities.
2009 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service child nutrition programs; Title II, all provisions relating to Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies, all provisions relating to broadband technology opportunities program, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Defense, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Army, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title IV, all provisions relating to energy and water development, all provisions relating to Department of Defense-Civil, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; Title VI, all provisions relating to Department of Homeland Security, state and local programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to interior, environment, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to state and tribal assistance grants, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to grants and administration; Title VIII, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, all provisions relating Department of Labor, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research resources, all provisions relating to building and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to higher education, Title X, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs, medical facilities; Title XII, all provisions relating to Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment; Title XIII, all provisions relating to health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to improving health care quality, safety, and efficiency; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to testing of health information technology; Sec. 13201, all provisions relating to National Institute for Standards and Technology Testing; Sec. 13202, all provisions relating to research and development programs; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 13301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to Demonstration Program To Integrate Information Technology Into Clinical Education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals in health care; Sec. 3017, all provisions relating to general grant and loan provisions; Sec. 3018, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Title XIV, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education; Sec. 14002, all provisions relating to state uses of funds; Sec. 14004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Title XV, all provisions relating to accountability and transparency; Sec. 1501, all provisions relating to definitions; Sec. 1511, all provisions relating to certifications; Sec. 1512, all provisions relating to reports on use of funds; Title IX, all provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid health information technology; miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Subtitle A, Sec. 4102, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4103, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Sec. 4104, all provisions relating to studies and reports on health information technology; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Medicaid incentives; Sec. 4201, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicare regulations; Sec. 4302, all provisions relating to long-term care hospital technical corrections; Title V, all provisions relating to state fiscal relief; Sec. 5001, all provisions relating to temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP; Sec. 5002, all provisions relating to temporary increase in DSH allotments during recession; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicaid final regulations; Sec. 5004, all provisions relating to extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA); Sec. 5005, all provisions relating to extension of the qualifying individual (QI) program; Sec. 5006, all provisions relating to protections for Indians under Medicaid and CHIP; Sec. 5007, all provisions relating to funding for oversight and implementation; Sec. 5008, all provisions relating to GAO study and report regarding state needs during periods of national economic downturn; Title VI, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program; Sec. 6001, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. H.R. 2 (Pub. L. No. 111-3) Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, Section 1, all provisions relating to amendments to Social Security Act; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to extension of CHIP; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to allotments for states and territories for fiscal years 2009 through 2013; Sec. 115, all provisions relating to state authority under Medicaid; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to grants and enhanced administrative funding for outreach and enrollment; Sec. 302, all provisions relating to outreach, education, and enrollment assistance; Title II, all provisions relating to outreach and enrollment; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to outreach and enrollment activities; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to reducing barriers to enrollment; Title IV, all provisions relating to strengthening quality of care and health outcomes; Title V, all provisions relating to improving access to benefits. H.R. 598 To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health, Part III, all provisions relating to energy conservation incentives; Sec. 1621, all provisions relating to extension and modification of credit for nonbusiness energy property; Part IV, all provisions relating to energy research initiatives; Sec. 1631, all provisions relating to increased research credit for energy research; Title IV, all provisions relating to health information technology; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Sec. 3007, all provisions relating to federal health information technology; Sec. 3010, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to incentives for the use of health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to demonstration program to integrate information technology into clinical education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals on health care; Part II, all provisions relating to Medicare program; Sec. 4312, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4313, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Part III, all provisions relating to Medicaid funding; Sec. 4321, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Part I, all provisions relating to improved privacy provisions and security provisions; Sec. 4406, all provisions relating to conditions on certain contacts as part of health care operations; Sec. 4407, all provisions relating to temporary breach notification requirement for vendors of personal health records and other non-HIPAA covered entities. H.R. 756 National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to pain research at the National Institutes of Health; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to pain care education and training; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to pain research at the National Institutes of Health; Sec. 409J, all provisions relating to pain research; Sec. 754, all provisions relating to program for education and training in pain care; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to priorities; (c), all provisions relating to certain topics; (1), all provisions relating to recognized means for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing pain and related signs of symptoms; (2), all provisions relating to applicable laws, regulations, rules and policies on controlled substances; (3), all provisions relating to interdisciplinary approaches to the delivery of pain care; (4), all provisions relating to cultural, linguistic, literacy, geographic, and other barriers to care in underserved populations; (5), all provisions relating to recent findings, developments, and improvements in the provision of pain care; (d), all provisions relating to program sites; (e), all provisions relating to evaluation of programs; (f), all provisions relating to peer review groups; (g), all provisions relating to definitions; (b), all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations. H.R. 872 Stem Cell Research Improvement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; (b), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to guidelines on research involving human stem cells; Sec. 498E (a), all provisions relating to guidelines on research involving human stem cells; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to reporting requirements; Sec. 5, (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to sense of Congress. H.R. 873 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research, (b), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; (c), all provisions relating to guidelines; (d), all provisions relating to reporting requirements. H.R. 679 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service; Title III, all provisions relating to commerce, justice, and science; Subtitle A-Commerce, all provisions relating to Economic Development Administration, all provisions relating to National Telecommunications and Information Administration, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; Sec. 3101, all provisions relating to inventory of broadband service capability and availability; Sec. 3102, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs; Subtitle B-Justice, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title IV-Defense, all provisions relating to facility infrastructure and investments, Defense, all provisions relating to energy research and development, Defense; Title V-Energy and Water, all provisions relating to Department of the Army, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to fossil energy, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to environmental and other defense activities; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to renewable energy and electric power transmission loan guarantee programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to Homeland Security, all provisions relating to aviation security; Sec. 7001, all provisions relating to extension of programs; Title VIII, all provisions relating to interior and environment, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to other related agencies, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts; Title IX, all provisions relating to labor, health and human services, and education; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to labor; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to health and human services, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to buildings and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality; Sec. 9201, all provisions relating to Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; Sec. 9202, all provisions relating to investment in health information technology, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to student aid administration, all provisions relating to higher education, all provisions relating to Institute of Education Sciences, all provisions relating to school modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9302, all provisions relating to higher education modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9303, all provisions relating to mandatory Pell Grants; Sec. 9304, all provisions relating to increase student loan limits; Sec. 9305, all provisions relating to student lender special allowance; Title XII, all provisions relating to transportation, and housing and urban development, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Federal Highway Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment, all provisions relating to Federal Railroad Administration; Title XIII, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education, Sec. 13002, all provisions relating to state use of funds; Sec. 13004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Sec. 13006, all provisions relating to state incentive grants; Sec. 13007, all provisions relating to innovation fund; Sec. 13008, all provisions relating to state reports. H.R. 877 Patients First Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to human stem cell research and therapy; (a), all provisions relating to authorization; Sec. 409J, (a), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to human stem cell research and therapy; (b), (1), (2) (A) (B), (3), all provisions relating to guidelines; (c), all provisions relating to definitions; (1), all provisions relating to human embryo; (2), all provisions relating to risk of injury; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to study to expand access to therapeutic stem cell products. H.R. 1016 Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Sec. 113A, all provisions relating to advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts; (a), (1), (2), all provisions relating to General; (b), all provisions relating to medical care accounts; (1), all provisions relating to medical services; (2), all provisions relating to medical support and compliance; (3), all provisions relating to medical facilities; (2), 113A, all provisions relating to advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts. H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to statement of appropriations; Division A, all provisions relating to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service, all provisions relating to Agriculture Research Service, all provisions relating to Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, all provisions relating to research and education activities, all provisions relating to Agricultural Marketing Service; Division B, all provisions relating to Department of Commerce, all provisions relating to economic development assistance programs, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to construction of research facilities, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement activities, all provisions relating to justice assistance, all provisions relating to state and law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction, all provisions relating to education and human resources; Division C, all provisions relating to Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to energy delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to general provisions-Department of Energy, Title VIII, Division E, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to science and technology, all provisions relating to environmental programs and management, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Humanities; Division F, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to health education assistance loans program account, all provisions relating to centers for disease control and prevention, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute, all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Sciences, all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, all provisions relating to National Eye Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, all provisions relating to National Institute on Aging, all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health, all provisions relating to National Human Genome Research Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, all provisions relating to National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality, all provisions relating to centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to facilities and equipment, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Airport and Airway Trust Fund, all provisions relating to federal-aid highways, all provisions relating to operations and research; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions relating to executive direction, all provisions relating to research and technology. S. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to job creation, economic growth, and a strong middle class; (1), all provisions relating to modernize the nations infrastructure; (3), all provisions relating to expand educational opportunities. H.Con.Res. 85 - Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014, Title I, all provisions relating to recommended levels and amounts; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to recommended levels and amounts; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to major functional categories; Title III, Reserve Funds, Sec. 302, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for increasing energy dependence; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 9/11 health program; Sec. 312, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for low-income home energy assistance program trigger; Sec. 313, all provisions relating to reserve fund for the surface transportation reauthorization; Title IV, Sec. 401, all provisions relating to adjustments for direct spending and revenues; Title V, Sec. 502, all provisions relating to policy on defense priorities; Title VI, Sec. 601, all provisions relating to sense of the House on veterans and servicemembers health care; Sec. 602, all provisions relating to sense of the House on homeland security; Sec. 603, all provisions relating to sense of the House on promoting American innovation and economic competitiveness; Sec. 605, all provisions relating to sense of the House on college affordability. S. 275 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, Title I, Sec. 101, all provisions relating to extension of CHIP; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to allotments for states and territories for Fiscal Years 2009 through 2013; Sec. 108, all provisions relating to one-time appropriation; Title II, Subtitle A, all provisions relating to outreach and enrollment activities; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to grants and enhanced administrative funding for outreach and enrollment; Sec. 2113, all provisions relating to grants to improve outreach and enrollment; Sec. 202, all provisions relating to increased outreach and enrollment of Indians; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to reducing barriers to enrollment; Sec. 211, all provisions relating to verification of declaration of citizenship or nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP; Title III, Subtitle A, all provisions relating to additional state option for providing premium assistance; Sec. 302, all provisions relating to outreach, education, and enrollment assistance. S. 423 Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Sec. 113A, all provisions relating to two-fiscal year budget authority, (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to medical care accounts; (1), all provisions relating to medical services; (2) all provisions relating to medical support and compliance; (3), all provisions relating to medical facilities. S. 487 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; (1), all provisions relating to stem cells derived from human embryos that have been donated from in vitro fertilization clinics; (c), all provisions relating to Guidelines; Sec. 498E, all provisions relating to alternative human pluripotent stem cell research; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to Guidelines. S. 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to elimination of sunset provisions of Conrad State 30 program; Sec. 3, (12), (A), all provisions relating to incentives for physicians to practice in medically underserved communities; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to retaining physicians in medically underserved communities.
2009 · first_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service child nutrition programs; Title II, all provisions relating to Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies, all provisions relating to broadband technology opportunities program, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Defense, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Army, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title IV, all provisions relating to energy and water development, all provisions relating to Department of Defense-Civil, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; Title VI, all provisions relating to Department of Homeland Security, state and local programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to interior, environment, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to state and tribal assistance grants, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to grants and administration; Title VIII, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, all provisions relating Department of Labor, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research resources, all provisions relating to building and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to higher education, Title X, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs, medical facilities; Title XII, all provisions relating to Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment; Title XIII, all provisions relating to health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to improving health care quality, safety, and efficiency; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to testing of health information technology; Sec. 13201, all provisions relating to National Institute for Standards and Technology Testing; Sec. 13202, all provisions relating to research and development programs; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 13301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to Demonstration Program To Integrate Information Technology Into Clinical Education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals in health care; Sec. 3017, all provisions relating to general grant and loan provisions; Sec. 3018, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Title XIV, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education; Sec. 14002, all provisions relating to state uses of funds; Sec. 14004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Title XV, all provisions relating to accountability and transparency; Sec. 1501, all provisions relating to definitions; Sec. 1511, all provisions relating to certifications; Sec. 1512, all provisions relating to reports on use of funds; Title IX, all provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid health information technology; miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Subtitle A, Sec. 4102, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4103, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Sec. 4104, all provisions relating to studies and reports on health information technology; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Medicaid incentives; Sec. 4201, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicare regulations; Sec. 4302, all provisions relating to long-term care hospital technical corrections; Title V, all provisions relating to state fiscal relief; Sec. 5001, all provisions relating to temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP; Sec. 5002, all provisions relating to temporary increase in DSH allotments during recession; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicaid final regulations; Sec. 5004, all provisions relating to extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA); Sec. 5005, all provisions relating to extension of the qualifying individual (QI) program; Sec. 5006, all provisions relating to protections for Indians under Medicaid and CHIP; Sec. 5007, all provisions relating to funding for oversight and implementation; Sec. 5008, all provisions relating to GAO study and report regarding state needs during periods of national economic downturn; Title VI, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program; Sec. 6001, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. H.R. 679 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service; Title III, all provisions relating to commerce, justice, and science; Subtitle A-Commerce, all provisions relating to Economic Development Administration, all provisions relating to National Telecommunications and Information Administration, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; Sec. 3101, all provisions relating to inventory of broadband service capability and availability; Sec. 3102, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs; Subtitle B-Justice, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title IV-Defense, all provisions relating to facility infrastructure and investments, Defense, all provisions relating to energy research and development, Defense; Title V-Energy and Water, all provisions relating to Department of the Army, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to fossil energy, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to environmental and other defense activities; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to renewable energy and electric power transmission loan guarantee programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to Homeland Security, all provisions relating to aviation security; Sec. 7001, all provisions relating to extension of programs; Title VIII, all provisions relating to interior and environment, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to other related agencies, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts; Title IX, all provisions relating to labor, health and human services, and education; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to labor; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to health and human services, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to buildings and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality; Sec. 9201, all provisions relating to Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; Sec. 9202, all provisions relating to investment in health information technology, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to student aid administration, all provisions relating to higher education, all provisions relating to Institute of Education Sciences, all provisions relating to school modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9302, all provisions relating to higher education modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9303, all provisions relating to mandatory Pell Grants; Sec. 9304, all provisions relating to increase student loan limits; Sec. 9305, all provisions relating to student lender special allowance; Title XII, all provisions relating to transportation, and housing and urban development, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Federal Highway Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment, all provisions relating to Federal Railroad Administration; Title XIII, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education, Sec. 13002, all provisions relating to state use of funds; Sec. 13004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Sec. 13006, all provisions relating to state incentive grants; Sec. 13007, all provisions relating to innovation fund; Sec. 13008, all provisions relating to state reports. H.R. 872 Stem Cell Research Improvement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; (b), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to guidelines on research involving human stem cells; Sec. 498E (a), all provisions relating to guidelines on research involving human stem cells; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to reporting requirements; Sec. 5, (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to sense of Congress. H.R. 873 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research, (b), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; (c), all provisions relating to guidelines; (d), all provisions relating to reporting requirements. H.R. 877 Patients First Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to human stem cell research and therapy; (a), all provisions relating to authorization; Sec. 409J, (a), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to human stem cell research and therapy; (b), (1), (2) (A) (B), (3), all provisions relating to guidelines; (c), all provisions relating to definitions; (1), all provisions relating to human embryo; (2), all provisions relating to risk of injury; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to study to expand access to therapeutic stem cell products. H.R. 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to hospital residency loan program; Sec. 771, all provisions relating to hospital residency loan program; (a), all provisions relating to establishment; (b), all provisions relating to application. H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to statement of appropriations; Division A, all provisions relating to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service, all provisions relating to Agriculture Research Service, all provisions relating to Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, all provisions relating to research and education activities, all provisions relating to Agricultural Marketing Service; Division B, all provisions relating to Department of Commerce, all provisions relating to economic development assistance programs, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to construction of research facilities, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement activities, all provisions relating to justice assistance, all provisions relating to state and law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction, all provisions relating to education and human resources; Division C, all provisions relating to Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to energy delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to general provisions-Department of Energy, Title VIII, Division E, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to science and technology, all provisions relating to environmental programs and management, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Humanities; Division F, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to health education assistance loans program account, all provisions relating to centers for disease control and prevention, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute, all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Sciences, all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, all provisions relating to National Eye Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, all provisions relating to National Institute on Aging, all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health, all provisions relating to National Human Genome Research Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, all provisions relating to National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality, all provisions relating to centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to facilities and equipment, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Airport and Airway Trust Fund, all provisions relating to federal-aid highways, all provisions relating to operations and research; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions relating to executive direction, all provisions relating to research and technology. S. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to job creation, economic growth, and a strong middle class; (1), all provisions relating to modernize the nations infrastructure; (3), all provisions relating to expand educational opportunities. S. 487 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; (1), all provisions relating to stem cells derived from human embryos that have been donated from in vitro fertilization clinics; (c), all provisions relating to Guidelines; Sec. 498E, all provisions relating to alternative human pluripotent stem cell research; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to Guidelines. S. 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to elimination of sunset provisions of Conrad State 30 program; Sec. 3, (12), (A), all provisions relating to incentives for physicians to practice in medically underserved communities; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to retaining physicians in medically underserved communities.
2009 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Brady/ Wilson Hospital Stimulus Letter to Obama Administration - Working with Reps. Robert Brady (D-PA) and Joe Wilson (R-SC) urging their House colleagues to sign a letter asking the President to include relief for hospitals in the plan; HR 1 and S 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, HR 598 Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, HR 629 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, S 350 Health Insurance Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2009; HITECH Act Energy and Commerce Recovery and Reinvestment Act, all bills related to issues in the Economic Stimulus Bill pertaining to FMAP increase, DSH payments, moratoria through June 30 on Medicaid provider tax regs and hospital outpatient services, Medicare teaching hospitals IME, long-term care hospitals, health IT, tax exempt bonds, and provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health; HR 2 and S 275 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, this bill will secure health care coverage for more than 7 million low-income children currently covered by the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and add coverage to nearly 4 million more. It also contains provisions to improve coverage of dental and mental health benefits for children and to eliminate the five-year waiting period for coverage under SCHIP of legal immigrant children and pregnant women; S 2 Middle Class Opportunity Act, Card Check provisions; S 4 Comprehensive Health Reform Act of 2009, a bill to guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans, and for other purposes; S 45 MCAP Act, a bill 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; S 77 Children's Mental Health Parity Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for equal coverage of mental health services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 241a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the amounts reimbursed to institutional providers of health care services under the TRICARE program to be the same as amounts reimbursed under Medicare, and to require the Secretary of Defense to contract for health care services with at least one teaching hospital in urban areas; HR 298 Improving Children's Doctor Access Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require SCHIP annual reports to include information on the HEDIS measure relating to access to primary care practitioners by individuals eligible for child health assistance under such plans and on State efforts to avoid certain displacement of private health coverage, and to express the sense of Congress that such States should utilize Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems consumer satisfaction surveys to measure access by such individuals to physicians; S 179 Health Information Technology Act of 2009, a bill to improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology; HR 464 More Children, More Choices Act of 2009, a bill to provide for a 5-year SCHIP reauthorization for coverage of low-income children, an expansion of child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and a health care Federalism initiative, and for other purposes; HR 468 and S 245 Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009, a bill to expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States; HR 676 United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, a bill to provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes; HR 688 and S 326 Kids First Act, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; Tricare letter sent to DOD from Sen. Ben Nelson urging DoD to revise the rule, expand the transition to the new payment system, offer other adjustments to cushion the financial blow on certain hospitals, and conduct a detailed analysis of its impact on the field; S 391 Healthy Americans Act, a bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away; HR 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs; HR 936 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of lifesaving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology; HR 956 HealthCARE Act of 2009, a bill to expand the number of individuals and families with health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; S 408 Wakefield Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children; HR 1075 RECOVER Act (Restoring Essential Care for Our Veterans for Effective Recovery), a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand access to hospital care for veterans in major disaster areas, and for other purposes; HR 1085Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act, a bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans; HR 1086 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009; a bill 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; HR 1087 ADOPT HIT Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction under section 179 for the purchase of qualified health care information technology by medical care providers, and for other purposes; HR 1092 No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage; HR 1101 Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services; S 441 Quality Reform Expansion and Savings Act of 2009, a bill to encourage the development of coordinated quality reforms to improve health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in the health care system; S 442 Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act, a bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans; S 444 National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009, a bill to provide for the establishment of a health information technology and privacy system; S 486 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; S 491 Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums; HR 1253 Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009, a bill to require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable; HR 1296 Access for All America Act, a bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs; HR 1411 United States Primary and Preventive Health Care Corps Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program; HR 1460 Nurses Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members; HR 1494Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act, a bill to ensure that a private for-profit nursing home affected by a major disaster receives the same reimbursement as a public nursing home affected by a major disaster; HR 1495 Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make health care coverage more accessible and affordable; HR 1496 Child Health Care Affordability Act, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for medical expenses for dependents; HR 1497 Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow medical care providers a credit against income tax for uncompensated emergency medical care and to allow hospitals a deduction for such care; HR 1558 and S 623 Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009, would prohibit health insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease; S 616 Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize medical simulation enhancement programs, and for other purposes; HR 1581 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, a bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; HR 1591 Fulfilling America's Promise to Our Veterans Act, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the United States may not recover or collect any charges from a third party for hospital care or medical services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to a veteran for a service-connected disability; S 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, a bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities; HR 1614 and S 652 Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery; S 658 Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas; HR 1691 and S 688 Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009, a bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; HR 1699 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, a bill to require that certain complex diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; S 698 State-Based Health Care Reform Act, a bill to ensure the provision of high-quality health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State health care coverage pilot projects that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system; S 703 American Health Security Act of 2009, a bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system; HR 1745 Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such Act; S 733 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009, a bill to ensure the continued and future availability of life saving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, and emergency needs; S 734 Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain physicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas and to improve the provision of health care to veterans in rural areas; Letter to HHS about the action plan to prevent Healthcare associated infections; Provided information to members of Congress about the Quality and Patient Safety Transparency initiatives by state; Working with Rep. Nathan Deal to get legislation introduced on provider price transparency.
2009 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service child nutrition programs; Title II, all provisions relating to Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies, all provisions relating to broadband technology opportunities program, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Defense, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Army, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title IV, all provisions relating to energy and water development, all provisions relating to Department of Defense-Civil, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; Title VI, all provisions relating to Department of Homeland Security, state and local programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to interior, environment, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to state and tribal assistance grants, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to grants and administration; Title VIII, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, all provisions relating Department of Labor, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research resources, all provisions relating to building and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to higher education, Title X, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs, medical facilities; Title XII, all provisions relating to Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment; Title XIII, all provisions relating to health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to improving health care quality, safety, and efficiency; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to testing of health information technology; Sec. 13201, all provisions relating to National Institute for Standards and Technology Testing; Sec. 13202, all provisions relating to research and development programs; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 13301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to Demonstration Program To Integrate Information Technology Into Clinical Education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals in health care; Sec. 3017, all provisions relating to general grant and loan provisions; Sec. 3018, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Title XIV, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education; Sec. 14002, all provisions relating to state uses of funds; Sec. 14004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Title XV, all provisions relating to accountability and transparency; Sec. 1501, all provisions relating to definitions; Sec. 1511, all provisions relating to certifications; Sec. 1512, all provisions relating to reports on use of funds; Title IX, all provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid health information technology; miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Subtitle A, Sec. 4102, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4103, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Sec. 4104, all provisions relating to studies and reports on health information technology; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Medicaid incentives; Sec. 4201, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicare regulations; Sec. 4302, all provisions relating to long-term care hospital technical corrections; Title V, all provisions relating to state fiscal relief; Sec. 5001, all provisions relating to temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP; Sec. 5002, all provisions relating to temporary increase in DSH allotments during recession; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicaid final regulations; Sec. 5004, all provisions relating to extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA); Sec. 5005, all provisions relating to extension of the qualifying individual (QI) program; Sec. 5006, all provisions relating to protections for Indians under Medicaid and CHIP; Sec. 5007, all provisions relating to funding for oversight and implementation; Sec. 5008, all provisions relating to GAO study and report regarding state needs during periods of national economic downturn; Title VI, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program; Sec. 6001, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. H.R. 2 (Pub. L. No. 111-3) Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, Section 1, all provisions relating to amendments to Social Security Act; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to extension of CHIP; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to allotments for states and territories for fiscal years 2009 through 2013; Sec. 115, all provisions relating to state authority under Medicaid; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to grants and enhanced administrative funding for outreach and enrollment; Sec. 302, all provisions relating to outreach, education, and enrollment assistance; Title II, all provisions relating to outreach and enrollment; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to outreach and enrollment activities; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to reducing barriers to enrollment; Title IV, all provisions relating to strengthening quality of care and health outcomes; Title V, all provisions relating to improving access to benefits. H.R. 598 To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health, Part III, all provisions relating to energy conservation incentives; Sec. 1621, all provisions relating to extension and modification of credit for nonbusiness energy property; Part IV, all provisions relating to energy research initiatives; Sec. 1631, all provisions relating to increased research credit for energy research; Title IV, all provisions relating to health information technology; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Sec. 3007, all provisions relating to federal health information technology; Sec. 3010, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to incentives for the use of health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to demonstration program to integrate information technology into clinical education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals on health care; Part II, all provisions relating to Medicare program; Sec. 4312, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4313, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Part III, all provisions relating to Medicaid funding; Sec. 4321, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Part I, all provisions relating to improved privacy provisions and security provisions; Sec. 4406, all provisions relating to conditions on certain contacts as part of health care operations; Sec. 4407, all provisions relating to temporary breach notification requirement for vendors of personal health records and other non-HIPAA covered entities. H.R. 756 National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to pain research at the National Institutes of Health; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to pain care education and training; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to pain research at the National Institutes of Health; Sec. 409J, all provisions relating to pain research; Sec. 754, all provisions relating to program for education and training in pain care; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to priorities; (c), all provisions relating to certain topics; (1), all provisions relating to recognized means for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing pain and related signs of symptoms; (2), all provisions relating to applicable laws, regulations, rules and policies on controlled substances; (3), all provisions relating to interdisciplinary approaches to the delivery of pain care; (4), all provisions relating to cultural, linguistic, literacy, geographic, and other barriers to care in underserved populations; (5), all provisions relating to recent findings, developments, and improvements in the provision of pain care; (d), all provisions relating to program sites; (e), all provisions relating to evaluation of programs; (f), all provisions relating to peer review groups; (g), all provisions relating to definitions; (b), all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations. H.R. 872 Stem Cell Research Improvement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; (b), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to guidelines on research involving human stem cells; Sec. 498E (a), all provisions relating to guidelines on research involving human stem cells; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to reporting requirements; Sec. 5, (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to sense of Congress. H.R. 873 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research, (b), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; (c), all provisions relating to guidelines; (d), all provisions relating to reporting requirements. H.R. 679 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service; Title III, all provisions relating to commerce, justice, and science; Subtitle A-Commerce, all provisions relating to Economic Development Administration, all provisions relating to National Telecommunications and Information Administration, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; Sec. 3101, all provisions relating to inventory of broadband service capability and availability; Sec. 3102, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs; Subtitle B-Justice, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title IV-Defense, all provisions relating to facility infrastructure and investments, Defense, all provisions relating to energy research and development, Defense; Title V-Energy and Water, all provisions relating to Department of the Army, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to fossil energy, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to environmental and other defense activities; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to renewable energy and electric power transmission loan guarantee programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to Homeland Security, all provisions relating to aviation security; Sec. 7001, all provisions relating to extension of programs; Title VIII, all provisions relating to interior and environment, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to other related agencies, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts; Title IX, all provisions relating to labor, health and human services, and education; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to labor; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to health and human services, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to buildings and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality; Sec. 9201, all provisions relating to Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; Sec. 9202, all provisions relating to investment in health information technology, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to student aid administration, all provisions relating to higher education, all provisions relating to Institute of Education Sciences, all provisions relating to school modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9302, all provisions relating to higher education modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9303, all provisions relating to mandatory Pell Grants; Sec. 9304, all provisions relating to increase student loan limits; Sec. 9305, all provisions relating to student lender special allowance; Title XII, all provisions relating to transportation, and housing and urban development, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Federal Highway Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment, all provisions relating to Federal Railroad Administration; Title XIII, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education, Sec. 13002, all provisions relating to state use of funds; Sec. 13004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Sec. 13006, all provisions relating to state incentive grants; Sec. 13007, all provisions relating to innovation fund; Sec. 13008, all provisions relating to state reports. H.R. 877 Patients First Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to human stem cell research and therapy; (a), all provisions relating to authorization; Sec. 409J, (a), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to human stem cell research and therapy; (b), (1), (2) (A) (B), (3), all provisions relating to guidelines; (c), all provisions relating to definitions; (1), all provisions relating to human embryo; (2), all provisions relating to risk of injury; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to study to expand access to therapeutic stem cell products. H.R. 1016 Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Sec. 113A, all provisions relating to advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts; (a), (1), (2), all provisions relating to General; (b), all provisions relating to medical care accounts; (1), all provisions relating to medical services; (2), all provisions relating to medical support and compliance; (3), all provisions relating to medical facilities; (2), 113A, all provisions relating to advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts. H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to statement of appropriations; Division A, all provisions relating to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service, all provisions relating to Agriculture Research Service, all provisions relating to Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, all provisions relating to research and education activities, all provisions relating to Agricultural Marketing Service; Division B, all provisions relating to Department of Commerce, all provisions relating to economic development assistance programs, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to construction of research facilities, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement activities, all provisions relating to justice assistance, all provisions relating to state and law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction, all provisions relating to education and human resources; Division C, all provisions relating to Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to energy delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to general provisions-Department of Energy, Title VIII, Division E, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to science and technology, all provisions relating to environmental programs and management, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Humanities; Division F, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to health education assistance loans program account, all provisions relating to centers for disease control and prevention, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute, all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Sciences, all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, all provisions relating to National Eye Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, all provisions relating to National Institute on Aging, all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health, all provisions relating to National Human Genome Research Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, all provisions relating to National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality, all provisions relating to centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to facilities and equipment, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Airport and Airway Trust Fund, all provisions relating to federal-aid highways, all provisions relating to operations and research; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions relating to executive direction, all provisions relating to research and technology. S. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to job creation, economic growth, and a strong middle class; (1), all provisions relating to modernize the nations infrastructure; (3), all provisions relating to expand educational opportunities. H.Con.Res. 85 - Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014, Title I, all provisions relating to recommended levels and amounts; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to recommended levels and amounts; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to major functional categories; Title III, Reserve Funds, Sec. 302, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for increasing energy dependence; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 9/11 health program; Sec. 312, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for low-income home energy assistance program trigger; Sec. 313, all provisions relating to reserve fund for the surface transportation reauthorization; Title IV, Sec. 401, all provisions relating to adjustments for direct spending and revenues; Title V, Sec. 502, all provisions relating to policy on defense priorities; Title VI, Sec. 601, all provisions relating to sense of the House on veterans and servicemembers health care; Sec. 602, all provisions relating to sense of the House on homeland security; Sec. 603, all provisions relating to sense of the House on promoting American innovation and economic competitiveness; Sec. 605, all provisions relating to sense of the House on college affordability. S. 275 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, Title I, Sec. 101, all provisions relating to extension of CHIP; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to allotments for states and territories for Fiscal Years 2009 through 2013; Sec. 108, all provisions relating to one-time appropriation; Title II, Subtitle A, all provisions relating to outreach and enrollment activities; Sec. 201, all provisions relating to grants and enhanced administrative funding for outreach and enrollment; Sec. 2113, all provisions relating to grants to improve outreach and enrollment; Sec. 202, all provisions relating to increased outreach and enrollment of Indians; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to reducing barriers to enrollment; Sec. 211, all provisions relating to verification of declaration of citizenship or nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP; Title III, Subtitle A, all provisions relating to additional state option for providing premium assistance; Sec. 302, all provisions relating to outreach, education, and enrollment assistance. S. 423 Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Sec. 113A, all provisions relating to two-fiscal year budget authority, (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to medical care accounts; (1), all provisions relating to medical services; (2) all provisions relating to medical support and compliance; (3), all provisions relating to medical facilities. S. 487 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; (1), all provisions relating to stem cells derived from human embryos that have been donated from in vitro fertilization clinics; (c), all provisions relating to Guidelines; Sec. 498E, all provisions relating to alternative human pluripotent stem cell research; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to Guidelines. S. 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to elimination of sunset provisions of Conrad State 30 program; Sec. 3, (12), (A), all provisions relating to incentives for physicians to practice in medically underserved communities; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to retaining physicians in medically underserved communities.
2009 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service child nutrition programs; Title II, all provisions relating to Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies, all provisions relating to broadband technology opportunities program, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Defense, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Army, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title IV, all provisions relating to energy and water development, all provisions relating to Department of Defense-Civil, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; Title VI, all provisions relating to Department of Homeland Security, state and local programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to interior, environment, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to state and tribal assistance grants, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to grants and administration; Title VIII, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, all provisions relating Department of Labor, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research resources, all provisions relating to building and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to higher education, Title X, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs, medical facilities; Title XII, all provisions relating to Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment; Title XIII, all provisions relating to health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to improving health care quality, safety, and efficiency; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to testing of health information technology; Sec. 13201, all provisions relating to National Institute for Standards and Technology Testing; Sec. 13202, all provisions relating to research and development programs; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 13301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to Demonstration Program To Integrate Information Technology Into Clinical Education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals in health care; Sec. 3017, all provisions relating to general grant and loan provisions; Sec. 3018, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Title XIV, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education; Sec. 14002, all provisions relating to state uses of funds; Sec. 14004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Title XV, all provisions relating to accountability and transparency; Sec. 1501, all provisions relating to definitions; Sec. 1511, all provisions relating to certifications; Sec. 1512, all provisions relating to reports on use of funds; Title IX, all provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid health information technology; miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Subtitle A, Sec. 4102, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4103, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Sec. 4104, all provisions relating to studies and reports on health information technology; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Medicaid incentives; Sec. 4201, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicare regulations; Sec. 4302, all provisions relating to long-term care hospital technical corrections; Title V, all provisions relating to state fiscal relief; Sec. 5001, all provisions relating to temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP; Sec. 5002, all provisions relating to temporary increase in DSH allotments during recession; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicaid final regulations; Sec. 5004, all provisions relating to extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA); Sec. 5005, all provisions relating to extension of the qualifying individual (QI) program; Sec. 5006, all provisions relating to protections for Indians under Medicaid and CHIP; Sec. 5007, all provisions relating to funding for oversight and implementation; Sec. 5008, all provisions relating to GAO study and report regarding state needs during periods of national economic downturn; Title VI, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program; Sec. 6001, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. H.R. 679 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service; Title III, all provisions relating to commerce, justice, and science; Subtitle A-Commerce, all provisions relating to Economic Development Administration, all provisions relating to National Telecommunications and Information Administration, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; Sec. 3101, all provisions relating to inventory of broadband service capability and availability; Sec. 3102, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs; Subtitle B-Justice, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title IV-Defense, all provisions relating to facility infrastructure and investments, Defense, all provisions relating to energy research and development, Defense; Title V-Energy and Water, all provisions relating to Department of the Army, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to fossil energy, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to environmental and other defense activities; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to renewable energy and electric power transmission loan guarantee programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to Homeland Security, all provisions relating to aviation security; Sec. 7001, all provisions relating to extension of programs; Title VIII, all provisions relating to interior and environment, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to other related agencies, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts; Title IX, all provisions relating to labor, health and human services, and education; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to labor; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to health and human services, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to buildings and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality; Sec. 9201, all provisions relating to Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; Sec. 9202, all provisions relating to investment in health information technology, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to student aid administration, all provisions relating to higher education, all provisions relating to Institute of Education Sciences, all provisions relating to school modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9302, all provisions relating to higher education modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9303, all provisions relating to mandatory Pell Grants; Sec. 9304, all provisions relating to increase student loan limits; Sec. 9305, all provisions relating to student lender special allowance; Title XII, all provisions relating to transportation, and housing and urban development, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Federal Highway Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment, all provisions relating to Federal Railroad Administration; Title XIII, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education, Sec. 13002, all provisions relating to state use of funds; Sec. 13004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Sec. 13006, all provisions relating to state incentive grants; Sec. 13007, all provisions relating to innovation fund; Sec. 13008, all provisions relating to state reports. S. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to job creation, economic growth, and a strong middle class; (1), all provisions relating to modernize the nations infrastructure; (3), all provisions relating to expand educational opportunities. S. 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to elimination of sunset provisions of Conrad State 30 program; Sec. 3, (12), (A), all provisions relating to incentives for physicians to practice in medically underserved communities; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to retaining physicians in medically underserved communities.
2009 · first_quarter · Education
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service child nutrition programs; Title II, all provisions relating to Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies, all provisions relating to broadband technology opportunities program, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Defense, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Army, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title IV, all provisions relating to energy and water development, all provisions relating to Department of Defense-Civil, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; Title VI, all provisions relating to Department of Homeland Security, state and local programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to interior, environment, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to state and tribal assistance grants, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to grants and administration; Title VIII, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, all provisions relating Department of Labor, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research resources, all provisions relating to building and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to higher education, Title X, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs, medical facilities; Title XII, all provisions relating to Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment; Title XIII, all provisions relating to health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to improving health care quality, safety, and efficiency; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to testing of health information technology; Sec. 13201, all provisions relating to National Institute for Standards and Technology Testing; Sec. 13202, all provisions relating to research and development programs; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 13301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to Demonstration Program To Integrate Information Technology Into Clinical Education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals in health care; Sec. 3017, all provisions relating to general grant and loan provisions; Sec. 3018, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Title XIV, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education; Sec. 14002, all provisions relating to state uses of funds; Sec. 14004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Title XV, all provisions relating to accountability and transparency; Sec. 1501, all provisions relating to definitions; Sec. 1511, all provisions relating to certifications; Sec. 1512, all provisions relating to reports on use of funds; Title IX, all provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid health information technology; miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Subtitle A, Sec. 4102, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4103, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Sec. 4104, all provisions relating to studies and reports on health information technology; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Medicaid incentives; Sec. 4201, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicare regulations; Sec. 4302, all provisions relating to long-term care hospital technical corrections; Title V, all provisions relating to state fiscal relief; Sec. 5001, all provisions relating to temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP; Sec. 5002, all provisions relating to temporary increase in DSH allotments during recession; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicaid final regulations; Sec. 5004, all provisions relating to extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA); Sec. 5005, all provisions relating to extension of the qualifying individual (QI) program; Sec. 5006, all provisions relating to protections for Indians under Medicaid and CHIP; Sec. 5007, all provisions relating to funding for oversight and implementation; Sec. 5008, all provisions relating to GAO study and report regarding state needs during periods of national economic downturn; Title VI, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program; Sec. 6001, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. H.R. 598 To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health, Part III, all provisions relating to energy conservation incentives; Sec. 1621, all provisions relating to extension and modification of credit for nonbusiness energy property; Part IV, all provisions relating to energy research initiatives; Sec. 1631, all provisions relating to increased research credit for energy research; Title IV, all provisions relating to health information technology; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Sec. 3007, all provisions relating to federal health information technology; Sec. 3010, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to incentives for the use of health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to demonstration program to integrate information technology into clinical education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals on health care; Part II, all provisions relating to Medicare program; Sec. 4312, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4313, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Part III, all provisions relating to Medicaid funding; Sec. 4321, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Part I, all provisions relating to improved privacy provisions and security provisions; Sec. 4406, all provisions relating to conditions on certain contacts as part of health care operations; Sec. 4407, all provisions relating to temporary breach notification requirement for vendors of personal health records and other non-HIPAA covered entities. H.R. 756 National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to pain research at the National Institutes of Health; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to pain care education and training; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to pain research at the National Institutes of Health; Sec. 409J, all provisions relating to pain research; Sec. 754, all provisions relating to program for education and training in pain care; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to priorities; (c), all provisions relating to certain topics; (1), all provisions relating to recognized means for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing pain and related signs of symptoms; (2), all provisions relating to applicable laws, regulations, rules and policies on controlled substances; (3), all provisions relating to interdisciplinary approaches to the delivery of pain care; (4), all provisions relating to cultural, linguistic, literacy, geographic, and other barriers to care in underserved populations; (5), all provisions relating to recent findings, developments, and improvements in the provision of pain care; (d), all provisions relating to program sites; (e), all provisions relating to evaluation of programs; (f), all provisions relating to peer review groups; (g), all provisions relating to definitions; (b), all provisions relating to authorization of appropriations. H.R. 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to hospital residency loan program; Sec. 771, all provisions relating to hospital residency loan program; (a), all provisions relating to establishment; (b), all provisions relating to application. H.R. 915 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009, Title I, Sec. 104, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development; Sec. 105, all provisions relating to funding for aviation programs; Title II, Sec. 201, all provisions relating to mission statement; sense of Congress; Title IX, all provisions relating to federal aviation research and development; Sec. 901, all provisions relating to short title; Sec. 904, all provisions relating to research program on runways; Sec. 905, all provisions relating to research on design for certification; Sec 906, all provisions relating to Centers of Excellence; Sec. 907, all provisions relating to Airport Cooperative Research Program; Sec. 909, all provisions relating to research grants program involving undergraduate students; Sec. 913, all provisions relating to research program on alternative jet fuel technology for civil aircraft. S. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to job creation, economic growth, and a strong middle class; (1), all provisions relating to modernize the nations infrastructure; (3), all provisions relating to expand educational opportunities. H.R. 679 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service; Title III, all provisions relating to commerce, justice, and science; Subtitle A-Commerce, all provisions relating to Economic Development Administration, all provisions relating to National Telecommunications and Information Administration, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; Sec. 3101, all provisions relating to inventory of broadband service capability and availability; Sec. 3102, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs; Subtitle B-Justice, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title IV-Defense, all provisions relating to facility infrastructure and investments, Defense, all provisions relating to energy research and development, Defense; Title V-Energy and Water, all provisions relating to Department of the Army, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to fossil energy, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to environmental and other defense activities; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to renewable energy and electric power transmission loan guarantee programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to Homeland Security, all provisions relating to aviation security; Sec. 7001, all provisions relating to extension of programs; Title VIII, all provisions relating to interior and environment, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to other related agencies, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts; Title IX, all provisions relating to labor, health and human services, and education; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to labor; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to health and human services, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to buildings and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality; Sec. 9201, all provisions relating to Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; Sec. 9202, all provisions relating to investment in health information technology, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to student aid administration, all provisions relating to higher education, all provisions relating to Institute of Education Sciences, all provisions relating to school modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9302, all provisions relating to higher education modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9303, all provisions relating to mandatory Pell Grants; Sec. 9304, all provisions relating to increase student loan limits; Sec. 9305, all provisions relating to student lender special allowance; Title XII, all provisions relating to transportation, and housing and urban development, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Federal Highway Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment, all provisions relating to Federal Railroad Administration; Title XIII, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education, Sec. 13002, all provisions relating to state use of funds; Sec. 13004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Sec. 13006, all provisions relating to state incentive grants; Sec. 13007, all provisions relating to innovation fund; Sec. 13008, all provisions relating to state reports. H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to statement of appropriations; Division A, all provisions relating to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service, all provisions relating to Agriculture Research Service, all provisions relating to Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, all provisions relating to research and education activities, all provisions relating to Agricultural Marketing Service; Division B, all provisions relating to Department of Commerce, all provisions relating to economic development assistance programs, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to construction of research facilities, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement activities, all provisions relating to justice assistance, all provisions relating to state and law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction, all provisions relating to education and human resources; Division C, all provisions relating to Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to energy delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to general provisions-Department of Energy, Title VIII, Division E, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to science and technology, all provisions relating to environmental programs and management, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Humanities; Division F, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to health education assistance loans program account, all provisions relating to centers for disease control and prevention, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute, all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Sciences, all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, all provisions relating to National Eye Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, all provisions relating to National Institute on Aging, all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health, all provisions relating to National Human Genome Research Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, all provisions relating to National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality, all provisions relating to centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to facilities and equipment, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Airport and Airway Trust Fund, all provisions relating to federal-aid highways, all provisions relating to operations and research; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions relating to executive direction, all provisions relating to research and technology. H.Con.Res. 85 - Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014, Title I, all provisions relating to recommended levels and amounts; Sec. 101, all provisions relating to recommended levels and amounts; Sec. 102, all provisions relating to major functional categories; Title III, Reserve Funds, Sec. 302, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for increasing energy dependence; Sec. 306, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 9/11 health program; Sec. 312, all provisions relating to deficit-neutral reserve fund for low-income home energy assistance program trigger; Sec. 313, all provisions relating to reserve fund for the surface transportation reauthorization; Title IV, Sec. 401, all provisions relating to adjustments for direct spending and revenues; Title V, Sec. 502, all provisions relating to policy on defense priorities; Title VI, Sec. 601, all provisions relating to sense of the House on veterans and servicemembers health care; Sec. 602, all provisions relating to sense of the House on homeland security; Sec. 603, all provisions relating to sense of the House on promoting American innovation and economic competitiveness; Sec. 605, all provisions relating to sense of the House on college affordability. S. 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to elimination of sunset provisions of Conrad State 30 program; Sec. 3, (12), (A), all provisions relating to incentives for physicians to practice in medically underserved communities; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to retaining physicians in medically underserved communities.
2009 · first_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, all provisions relating to agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service child nutrition programs; Title II, all provisions relating to Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies, all provisions relating to broadband technology opportunities program, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title III, all provisions relating to Department of Defense, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Army, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Navy, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Air Force, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Defense-Wide; Title IV, all provisions relating to energy and water development, all provisions relating to Department of Defense-Civil, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; Title VI, all provisions relating to Department of Homeland Security, state and local programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to interior, environment, and related agencies, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to state and tribal assistance grants, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to grants and administration; Title VIII, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, all provisions relating Department of Labor, all provisions relating to Department of Health and Human Services, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research resources, all provisions relating to building and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to higher education, Title X, all provisions relating to Department of Veterans Affairs, medical facilities; Title XII, all provisions relating to Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment; Title XIII, all provisions relating to health information technology; Part I, all provisions relating to improving health care quality, safety, and efficiency; Title XXX, all provisions relating to health information technology and quality; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to testing of health information technology; Sec. 13201, all provisions relating to National Institute for Standards and Technology Testing; Sec. 13202, all provisions relating to research and development programs; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to grants and loans funding; Sec. 13301, all provisions relating to grant, loan, and demonstration programs; Sec. 3011, all provisions relating to immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure; Sec. 3012, all provisions relating to health information technology implementation assistance; Sec. 3013, all provisions relating to state grants to promote health information technology; Sec. 3015, all provisions relating to Demonstration Program To Integrate Information Technology Into Clinical Education; Sec. 3016, all provisions relating to information technology professionals in health care; Sec. 3017, all provisions relating to general grant and loan provisions; Sec. 3018, all provisions relating to authorization for appropriations; Title XIV, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education; Sec. 14002, all provisions relating to state uses of funds; Sec. 14004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Title XV, all provisions relating to accountability and transparency; Sec. 1501, all provisions relating to definitions; Sec. 1511, all provisions relating to certifications; Sec. 1512, all provisions relating to reports on use of funds; Title IX, all provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid health information technology; miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Subtitle A, Sec. 4102, all provisions relating to incentives for hospitals; Sec. 4103, all provisions relating to treatment of payments and savings; implementation funding; Sec. 4104, all provisions relating to studies and reports on health information technology; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to Medicaid incentives; Sec. 4201, all provisions relating to Medicaid provider hit adoption and operation payments; implementation funding; Subtitle C, all provisions relating to miscellaneous Medicare provisions; Sec. 4301, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicare regulations; Sec. 4302, all provisions relating to long-term care hospital technical corrections; Title V, all provisions relating to state fiscal relief; Sec. 5001, all provisions relating to temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP; Sec. 5002, all provisions relating to temporary increase in DSH allotments during recession; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicaid final regulations; Sec. 5004, all provisions relating to extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA); Sec. 5005, all provisions relating to extension of the qualifying individual (QI) program; Sec. 5006, all provisions relating to protections for Indians under Medicaid and CHIP; Sec. 5007, all provisions relating to funding for oversight and implementation; Sec. 5008, all provisions relating to GAO study and report regarding state needs during periods of national economic downturn; Title VI, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program; Sec. 6001, all provisions relating to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. H.R. 679 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development, all provisions relating to Agricultural Research Service, all provisions relating to food and nutrition service; Title III, all provisions relating to commerce, justice, and science; Subtitle A-Commerce, all provisions relating to Economic Development Administration, all provisions relating to National Telecommunications and Information Administration, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs, all provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services; Sec. 3101, all provisions relating to inventory of broadband service capability and availability; Sec. 3102, all provisions relating to wireless and broadband deployment grant programs; Subtitle B-Justice, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction; Title IV-Defense, all provisions relating to facility infrastructure and investments, Defense, all provisions relating to energy research and development, Defense; Title V-Energy and Water, all provisions relating to Department of the Army, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to fossil energy, all provisions relating to science, all provisions relating to environmental and other defense activities; Sec. 5003, all provisions relating to renewable energy and electric power transmission loan guarantee programs; Title VII, all provisions relating to Homeland Security, all provisions relating to aviation security; Sec. 7001, all provisions relating to extension of programs; Title VIII, all provisions relating to interior and environment, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to other related agencies, all provisions relating to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts; Title IX, all provisions relating to labor, health and human services, and education; Subtitle A, all provisions relating to labor; Subtitle B, all provisions relating to health and human services, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to buildings and facilities, all provisions relating to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality; Sec. 9201, all provisions relating to Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; Sec. 9202, all provisions relating to investment in health information technology, all provisions relating to student financial assistance, all provisions relating to student aid administration, all provisions relating to higher education, all provisions relating to Institute of Education Sciences, all provisions relating to school modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9302, all provisions relating to higher education modernization, renovation, and repair; Sec. 9303, all provisions relating to mandatory Pell Grants; Sec. 9304, all provisions relating to increase student loan limits; Sec. 9305, all provisions relating to student lender special allowance; Title XII, all provisions relating to transportation, and housing and urban development, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to Federal Aviation Administration, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Federal Highway Administration, all provisions relating to highway infrastructure investment, all provisions relating to Federal Railroad Administration; Title XIII, all provisions relating to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, all provisions relating to Department of Education, Sec. 13002, all provisions relating to state use of funds; Sec. 13004, all provisions relating to uses of funds by institutions of higher education; Sec. 13006, all provisions relating to state incentive grants; Sec. 13007, all provisions relating to innovation fund; Sec. 13008, all provisions relating to state reports. H.R. 872 Stem Cell Research Improvement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; (b), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; Sec. 3, all provisions relating to guidelines on research involving human stem cells; Sec. 498E (a), all provisions relating to guidelines on research involving human stem cells; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to reporting requirements; Sec. 5, (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to sense of Congress. H.R. 873 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research, (b), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; (c), all provisions relating to guidelines; (d), all provisions relating to reporting requirements. H.R. 877 Patients First Act of 2009, Sec. 3, all provisions relating to human stem cell research and therapy; (a), all provisions relating to authorization; Sec. 409J, (a), (1), (2), (3), all provisions relating to human stem cell research and therapy; (b), (1), (2) (A) (B), (3), all provisions relating to guidelines; (c), all provisions relating to definitions; (1), all provisions relating to human embryo; (2), all provisions relating to risk of injury; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to study to expand access to therapeutic stem cell products. H.R. 914 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to hospital residency loan program; Sec. 771, all provisions relating to hospital residency loan program; (a), all provisions relating to establishment; (b), all provisions relating to application. H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Sec. 5, all provisions relating to statement of appropriations; Division A, all provisions relating to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, all provisions relating to Economic Research Service, all provisions relating to Agriculture Research Service, all provisions relating to Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, all provisions relating to research and education activities, all provisions relating to Agricultural Marketing Service; Division B, all provisions relating to Department of Commerce, all provisions relating to economic development assistance programs, all provisions relating to scientific and technical research and services, all provisions relating to construction of research facilities, all provisions relating to Department of Justice, all provisions relating to state and local law enforcement activities, all provisions relating to justice assistance, all provisions relating to state and law enforcement assistance, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to major research equipment and facilities construction, all provisions relating to education and human resources; Division C, all provisions relating to Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of Energy, all provisions relating to energy programs, all provisions relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, all provisions relating to energy delivery and energy reliability, all provisions relating to nuclear energy, all provisions relating to clean coal technology, all provisions relating to fossil energy research and development, all provisions relating to general provisions-Department of Energy, Title VIII, Division E, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to Department of the Interior, all provisions relating to surveys, investigations, and research, all provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency, all provisions relating to science and technology, all provisions relating to environmental programs and management, all provisions relating to Department of Agriculture, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Arts, all provisions relating to National Endowment for the Humanities; Division F, all provisions relating to Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, all provisions relating to health resources and services, all provisions relating to health education assistance loans program account, all provisions relating to centers for disease control and prevention, all provisions relating to disease control, research, and training, all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health, all provisions relating to National Cancer Institute, all provisions relating to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, all provisions relating to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, all provisions relating to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute of General Medical Sciences, all provisions relating to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, all provisions relating to National Eye Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, all provisions relating to National Institute on Aging, all provisions relating to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, all provisions relating to National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, all provisions relating to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, all provisions relating to National Institute of Mental Health, all provisions relating to National Human Genome Research Institute, all provisions relating to National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, all provisions relating to National Center for Research Resources, all provisions relating to National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, all provisions relating to National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, all provisions relating to healthcare research and quality, all provisions relating to centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, all provisions relating to grants to states for Medicaid; Division I, all provisions relating to Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I, all provisions relating to Department of Transportation, all provisions relating to facilities and equipment, all provisions relating to research, engineering, and development, all provisions relating to grants-in-aid for airports, all provisions relating to Airport and Airway Trust Fund, all provisions relating to federal-aid highways, all provisions relating to operations and research; Title II, all provisions relating to Department of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions relating to executive direction, all provisions relating to research and technology. S. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to job creation, economic growth, and a strong middle class; (1), all provisions relating to modernize the nations infrastructure; (3), all provisions relating to expand educational opportunities. S. 487 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; Sec. 498D, all provisions relating to human embryonic stem cell research; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to ethical requirements; (1), all provisions relating to stem cells derived from human embryos that have been donated from in vitro fertilization clinics; (c), all provisions relating to Guidelines; Sec. 498E, all provisions relating to alternative human pluripotent stem cell research; (a), all provisions relating to In General; (b), all provisions relating to Guidelines. S. 628 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, Sec. 2, all provisions relating to elimination of sunset provisions of Conrad State 30 program; Sec. 3, (12), (A), all provisions relating to incentives for physicians to practice in medically underserved communities; Sec. 4, all provisions relating to retaining physicians in medically underserved communities.
| Independent |
| CT |
| Mark Begich | Democratic | AK |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | WA |
| Samuel Brownback | Republican | KS |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Tim Johnson | Democratic | SD |
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $4,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $3,730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $5,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $145,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $3,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $3,490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Arts, Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Arts, Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Arts, Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Arts, Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Arts, Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Arts, Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Arts, Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Arts, Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $3,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Arts, Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Arts, Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Arts, Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Arts, Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)