Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2009

H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the Medicare SGR payment system for physician and to reinstitute and update the Pay-As-You-Go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration; (continued on next page) H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010; H.R. 2534, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2009: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment of certain physician pathology services under the Medicare Program; S. 947, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2009: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment of certain physician pathology services under the Medicare program.

Client expense: $346,561 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the Medicare SGR payment system for physician and to reinstitute and update the Pay-As-You-Go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration; (continued on next page) H.R. 1699, Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act: 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; H.R. 2534, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2009: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment of certain physician pathology services under the Medicare Program; S. 1776, Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the sustainable growth rate formula, and for other purposes; S. 1220, Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act: 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. 947, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2009: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment of certain physician pathology services under the Medicare program.

H.R.2534 & S.947: The Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2009 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment of certain physician pathology services under the Medicare Program.

Client expense: $195,325 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 295 - Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009 To improve the quality and efficiency of the Medicare program through measurement of readmission rates and resource use and to develop a pilot program to provide episodic payments to organized groups of multispecialty and multilevel providers of services and suppliers for hospitalization episodes associated with select, high cost diagnoses. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) (continued on next page) H.R.1452 - Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Fee Schedule Moderization Act of 2009 To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into negotiated rulemaking to modernize the Medicare part B fee schedule for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests and to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under the Medicare Program. Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI) H.R. 2534 and S. 947 - the Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2009 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment of certain physician pathology services under the Medicare Program. Representative John S. Tanner (D-TN)

Client expense: $518,728 · Firm income: Not reported