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2014 · third_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act (Camp) - ACA provisions H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) - antitrust policy H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) - age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) - antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) - disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) - MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) - delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) - short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) - continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) - delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) - repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) - individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) - continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) - expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) - continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) - ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) - delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) - ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) - ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) - relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) - ACA transitional reinsurance program H.R. 5175, Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) - MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) - disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) - model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) - third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) - continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) - individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) - extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) - continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) - adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) - continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) - ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) - ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) - ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) - offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) - access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) - ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act (Murray) - contraceptive coverage S. 2733, Obamacare Opt-Out Act (McCain-Barrasso) - certification process for opting out of ACA individual mandate S. 2801, Health Care Consumer Choices Preservation Act (Enzi) - conditions on automatic renewals Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 81, HR 105, HR.RES.17, HR 344, HR 544, HR 582, HR 607, HR 675, HR 762, HR 763, HR 903, HR 1076, HR 1200, HR 1205, HR 1239, HR 1248, HR 1254, HR 1342, HR 1549, HR 1558, HR 2328, HR 2527, HR 2575, HR 2577, HR 2667, HR 2995, HR 2988, HR 3362, HR 3367, HR 4244, HR 4128, HR 4144, HR 2453, HR 4160, HR 4302, HR 1179, HR 5183, HR 5557, S.CON. RES.8, S24, S351, S399, S.AMDT.409, S482, S603, S650, S701, S764, S1188, S1729, S2069, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2546,S2783, H.R.5860, H.R. 3512
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 81, HR 105, HR.RES.17, HR 344, HR 544, HR 582, HR 607, HR 675, HR 762, HR 763, HR 903, HR 1076, HR 1200, HR 1205, HR 1239, HR 1248, HR 1254, HR 1342, HR 1549, HR 1558, HR 2328, HR 2527, HR 2575, HR 2577, HR 2667, HR 2995, HR 2988, HR 3362, HR 3367, HR 4244, HR 4128, HR 4144, HR 2453, HR 4160, HR 4302, HR 1179, HR 5183, HR 5557, S.CON. RES.8, S24, S351, S399, S.AMDT.409, S482, S603, S650, S701, S764, S1188, S1729, S2069, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2546,S2783
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Health Issues
HR 81, HR 105, HR.RES.17, HR 344, HR 544, HR 582, HR 607, HR 675, HR 762, HR 763, HR 903, HR 1076, HR 1200, HR 1205, HR 1239, HR 1248, HR 1254, HR 1342, HR 1549, HR 1558, HR 2328, HR 2527, HR 2575, HR 2577, HR 2667, HR 2995, HR 2988, HR 3362, HR 3367, HR 4244, HR 4128, HR 4144, HR 2453, HR 4160, HR 4302, HR 1179, S.CON. RES.8, S24, S351, S399, S.AMDT.409, S482, S603, S650, S701, S764, S1188, S1729, S2069, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2546
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act, change ACAs definition of full time work to 40 hours per week; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; S. 2546/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013, all provisions;S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions; S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; S. 2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, all provisions; S. 2069, Small Business Tax Credit Availability Act, all provisions; S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2014, all provisions.
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| VA |
| Mary L. Landrieu | Democratic | LA |
| Tim Kaine | Democratic | VA |
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act (Camp) - ACA provisions H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) - antitrust policy H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) - age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) - antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) - disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) - MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) - delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) - short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) - continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) - delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) - repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) - individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) - continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) - expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) - continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) - ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) - delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) - ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) - ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) - relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) - ACA transitional reinsurance program H.R. 5175, Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) - MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) - disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) - model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) - third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) - continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) - individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) - extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) - continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) - adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) - continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) - ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) - ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) - ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) - offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) - access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) - ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act (Murray) - contraceptive coverage S. 2733, Obamacare Opt-Out Act (McCain-Barrasso) - certification process for opting out of ACA individual mandate S. 2801, Health Care Consumer Choices Preservation Act (Enzi) - conditions on automatic renewals H.R. 5860, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act of 2014 (Boustany) -addresses use of Health Reimbursement Accounts and other employer funding of premiums Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152- Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (3) Issues Related to Public Law 112-144 - FDA Safety and Innovations Act (medical device user fee); (4) Issues related to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act; (5) Issues related to implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including Exchanges, Essential Health Benefits, affordability,health information technology, transparency, employer regulations, and taxes and fees; (6) Issues related to S. 2546 - Auto Enroll Repeal Act; (7) Issues related to S. 1330 - Realistic Employer Responsibility Act; (8) Issues related to S. 701 - The Forty Hours is Full-Time Act; (9) Issues related to S. 1729 - Expanded Consumer Choice Act; (10) Issues related to S. 2176 Commonsense Reporting Act of 2014; (11) Issues related to H.R. 5557 Streamlining Verification for Americans Act; (12) Issues related to H.R. 5175 Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act of 2014; (13) Issues related to H.R. 4414 Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014; and (14) Issues related to H.R. 83 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (including H.R. 5175 and H.R. 4414 and other bills mentioned herein).
Client expense: $1,030,000 · 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (3) Issues related to the Affordable Care Act's implementation, including Medical Loss Ration, taxes, Exchanges, Essential health Benefits, premium affordability, health information technology, transparency, and employer regulations; (4) Issues related to S. 1729 - Expanded Consumer Choice Act; (5) Issues related to H.R.2575 - Save American Workers Act; (6) Issues related to H.R. 5175 Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act of 2014; (7) Issues related to H.R. 4414 Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014; (8) Issues related to H.R.647 Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014; and (9) Issues related to H.R. 83 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (including H.R. 5175 and H.R. 4414 and other bills mentioned herein).
Client expense: $1,030,000 · 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act (Camp) - ACA provisions. H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) - antitrust policy. H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) - age rating rules. H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - antitrust policy. H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage. H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy. H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review. H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) - antitrust policy. H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) - disclosures on SBC documents. H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes. H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) - MLR impact on agents and brokers. H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) - delay of ACA individual mandate. H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) - short-term disability program for federal employees. H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement health reforms. H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) - continuation of existing plans. H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) - delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties. H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) - repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee. H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review. H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) - individual mandate delay. H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) - continuation of current group coverage. H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) - expanded access to catastrophic plans. H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) - continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs. H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs. H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs. H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) - ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs. H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) - delay in ACA individual mandate penalties. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) - ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market. H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) - ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) - relief from ACA for expatriate health plans. H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) - ACA transitional reinsurance program. H.R. 5175, Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program. S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes. S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review. S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) - MLR impact on agents and brokers. S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) - disclosures on SBC documents. S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) - model disclosure forms. S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) - third party review of disputed claims. S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) - continuation of existing plans, notification requirements. S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) - individual mandate delay. S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) - extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties. S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) - continuation of existing plans. S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program. S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) - adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges. S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) - continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage. S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) - ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees. S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) - ACA definition of a large employer. S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) - ACA direct enrollment. S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) - offering health insurance coverage across state lines. S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) - access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - ACA reporting requirements. S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridor program. S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) - ACA transitional reinsurance program. S. 2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act (Murray) - contraceptive coverage. S. 2733, Obamacare Opt-Out Act (McCain-Barrasso) - certification process for opting out of ACA individual mandate. S. 2801, Health Care Consumer Choices Preservation Act (Enzi) - conditions on automatic renewals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. HR 416 - Health Insurance Rate Review Act:A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protection for consumers against excessive, unjustified or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates. HR 979 - FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency, and Cost Savings Act: To amend chapter of title 5, United States Code to ensure program integrity, transparency and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. HR 1370 - To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. HR 2577 - SAFE Data Act: A bill to protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data containing personal information and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach. HR 2676 - Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011: To lower health premiums and increase choice for small business. HR 3350 - Keep your Health Plan Act of 2013: To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes. HR 3522 - Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013: To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement and for other purposes. HR 3541 - Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act: To prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers. HR 4805 - No subsidies Without Verification Process Act of 2014: To delay the provision of the Affordable Care Act premium and cost-sharing subsidies until the eligibility verification process for such subsidies is complete and for other purposes. HR 5214 - Clinical Data Registries: To require the Secretary of Health & Human Services to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries for the improvement of patient care. HR 5364 - CHIP Extension & Improvement Act of 2014: To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve Childrens Health Insurance Program and for other purposes. S 24 - Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013: To lower health premiums and increase choice for small business. S 40 - American Liberty Restoration Act: To restore Americans individual liberty by striking the federal mandate to purchase insurance. S 482 - Health Insurance Rate Review Act: To amend the Public Health Service to provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates. S 1726 - Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act: To prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers. S 1729 - Expanded Consumer Choice Act: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide further options with respect to levels of coverage under qualified health plans. S 1880 - Jobs and Premium Protection Act: To repeal the annual fee on health care laws job-killing health insurance tax. S 2174 - Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide greater flexibility in offering health insurance coverage across state lines. S 2461 - CHIP Extension Act of 2014: Amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend & improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program and for other purposes. Department of Health & Human Services Implementation of Medical Loss Ratio arrangements; Implementation of health insurance exchanges; Implementation of Qualified Health Plans, Implementation Essential Health Benefits.
Client expense: $1,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 81, HR 105, HR.RES.17, HR 344, HR 544, HR 582, HR 607, HR 675, HR 762, HR 763, HR 903, HR 1076, HR 1200, HR 1205, HR 1239, HR 1248, HR 1254, HR 1342, HR 1549, HR 1558, HR 2328, HR 2527, HR 2575, HR 2577, HR 2667, HR 2995, HR 2988, HR 3362, HR 3367, HR 4244, HR 4128, HR 4144, HR 2453, HR 4160, HR 4302, HR 1179, HR 5183, HR 5557, S.CON. RES.8, S24, S351, S399, S.AMDT.409, S482, S603, S650, S701, S764, S1188, S1729, S2069, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2546,S2783, H.R.5860, H.R. 3512
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.399/HR.903, Amer Job Protection Act; HR.763, Repeal Annual Fee on Health Insurance Providers; S.603, Jobs & Premium Protection Act; S.2546/HR.1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act; S.701/HR.1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; HR.2577, Small Business Job Protection Act; HR.2275, Save American Workers Act; S.1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act; S.1735/HR.3462, Self-Insurance Protection Act; HR.3367, Small Business & Family Relief Act
Client expense: $228,624 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act, change ACAs definition of full time work to 40 hours per week; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; S. 2546/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013, all provisions;S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions; S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; S. 2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, all provisions; S. 2069, Small Business Tax Credit Availability Act, all provisions; S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2014, all provisions.
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (3) Issues related to the Affordable Care Act's implementation, including Medical Loss Ration, taxes, Exchanges, Essential health Benefits, premium affordability, health information technology, transparency, and employer regulations; (4) Issues related to S. 1729 - Expanded Consumer Choice Act; (5) Issues related to H.R.2575 - Save American Workers Act; and (6) Issues related to H.R. 5175 Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act of 2014 113th.
Client expense: $430,000 · 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152- Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (3) Issues Related to Public Law 112-144 - FDA Safety and Innovations Act (medical device user fee); (4) Issues related to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act; (5) Issues related to implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including Exchanges, Essential Health Benefits, affordability,health information technology, transparency, employer regulations, and taxes and fees; (6) Issues related to S. 2546 - Auto Enroll Repeal Act; (7) Issues related to S. 1330 - Realistic Employer Responsibility Act; (8) Issues related to S. 701 - The Forty Hours is Full-Time Act; (9) Issues related to S. 1729 - Expanded Consumer Choice Act; (10) Issues related to S. 2176 Commonsense Reporting Act of 2014; (11) Issues related to H.R. 5557 Streamlining Verification for Americans Act; and (12) Issues related to H.R. 5175 Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act of 2014 113th.
Client expense: $430,000 · 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · third_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act (Camp) - ACA provisions H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) - antitrust policy H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) - age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) - antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) - disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) - MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) - delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) - short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) - continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) - delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) - repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) - individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) - continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) - expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) - continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) - ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) - delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) - ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) - ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) - relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) - ACA transitional reinsurance program H.R. 5175, Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) - MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) - disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) - model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) - third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) - continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) - individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) - extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) - continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) - adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) - continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) - ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) - ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) - ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) - offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) - access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) - ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act (Murray) - contraceptive coverage S. 2733, Obamacare Opt-Out Act (McCain-Barrasso) - certification process for opting out of ACA individual mandate S. 2801, Health Care Consumer Choices Preservation Act (Enzi) - conditions on automatic renewals Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act (Camp) - ACA provisions. H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) - antitrust policy. H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) - age rating rules. H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - antitrust policy. H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage. H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy. H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review. H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) - antitrust policy. H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) - disclosures on SBC documents. H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes. H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) - MLR impact on agents and brokers. H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) - delay of ACA individual mandate. H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) - short-term disability program for federal employees. H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement health reforms. H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) - continuation of existing plans. H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) - delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties. H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) - repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee. H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review. H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) - individual mandate delay. H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) - continuation of current group coverage. H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) - expanded access to catastrophic plans. H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) - continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs. H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs. H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs. H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) - ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs. H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) - delay in ACA individual mandate penalties. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) - ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market. H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) - ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) - relief from ACA for expatriate health plans. H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) - ACA transitional reinsurance program. H.R. 5175, Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program. S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes. S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review. S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) - MLR impact on agents and brokers. S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) - disclosures on SBC documents. S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) - model disclosure forms. S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) - third party review of disputed claims. S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) - continuation of existing plans, notification requirements. S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) - individual mandate delay. S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) - extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties. S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) - continuation of existing plans. S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program. S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) - adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges. S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) - continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage. S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) - ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees. S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) - ACA definition of a large employer. S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) - ACA direct enrollment. S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) - offering health insurance coverage across state lines. S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) - access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - ACA reporting requirements. S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridor program. S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) - ACA transitional reinsurance program. S. 2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act (Murray) - contraceptive coverage. S. 2733, Obamacare Opt-Out Act (McCain-Barrasso) - certification process for opting out of ACA individual mandate. S. 2801, Health Care Consumer Choices Preservation Act (Enzi) - conditions on automatic renewals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 416 - Health Insurance Rate Review Act:A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protection for consumers against excessive, unjustified or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates. HR 979 - FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency, and Cost Savings Act: To amend chapter of title 5, United States Code to ensure program integrity, transparency and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. HR 1370 - To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. HR 2577 - SAFE Data Act: A bill to protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data containing personal information and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach. HR 2676 - Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011: To lower health premiums and increase choice for small business. HR 3350 - Keep your Health Plan Act of 2013: To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes. HR 3522 - Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013: To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement and for other purposes. HR 3541 - Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act: To prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers. HR 4805 - No subsidies Without Verification Process Act of 2014:To delay the provision of the Affordable Care Act premium and cost-sharing subsidies until the eligibility verification process for such subsidies is complete and for other purposes. HR 5214 - Clinical Data Registries: To require the Secretary of Health & Human Services to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries for the improvement of patient care. HR 5364 - CHIP Extension & Improvement Act of 2014: To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve Childrens Health Insurance Program and for other purposes. S 24 - Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013: To lower health premiums and increase choice for small business. S 40 - American Liberty Restoration Act: To restore Americans individual liberty by striking the federal mandate to purchase insurance. S 482 - Health Insurance Rate Review Act: To amend the Public Health Service to provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates. S 1726 - Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act: To prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers. S 1729 - Expanded Consumer Choice Act:To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide further options with respect to levels of coverage under qualified health plans. S 1880 - Jobs and Premium Protection Act: To repeal the annual fee on health care laws job-killing health insurance tax. S 2174 - Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide greater flexibility in offering health insurance coverage across state lines. S 2461 - CHIP Extension Act of 2014: Amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend & improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program and for other purposes. Department of Health & Human Services Implementation of Medical Loss Ratio arrangements; Implementation of health insurance exchanges; Implementation of Qualified Health Plans, Implementation Essential Health Benefits.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 81, HR 105, HR.RES.17, HR 344, HR 544, HR 582, HR 607, HR 675, HR 762, HR 763, HR 903, HR 1076, HR 1200, HR 1205, HR 1239, HR 1248, HR 1254, HR 1342, HR 1549, HR 1558, HR 2328, HR 2527, HR 2575, HR 2577, HR 2667, HR 2995, HR 2988, HR 3362, HR 3367, HR 4244, HR 4128, HR 4144, HR 2453, HR 4160, HR 4302, HR 1179, HR 5183, HR 5557, S.CON. RES.8, S24, S351, S399, S.AMDT.409, S482, S603, S650, S701, S764, S1188, S1729, S2069, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2546,S2783
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S.399/HR.903, Amer Job Protection Act; HR.763, Repeal Annual Fee on Health Insurance Providers; S.603, Jobs & Premium Protection Act; S.2546/HR.1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act; S.701/HR.1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; HR.2577, Small Business Job Protection Act; HR.2575, Save American Workers Act; S.1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act; S.1735/HR.3462, Self-Insurance Protection Act; HR.3367, Small Business & Family Relief Act
Client expense: $149,622 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2014 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act, change ACAs definition of full time work to 40 hours per week; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; HR 3489/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013, all provisions;S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions; S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; S. 2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, all provisions; S. 2069, Small Business Tax Credit Availability Act, all provisions; S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act, all provisions; Comments to U.S. Health and Human Services Department on Proposed Rule on Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 (CMS-9949-P).
Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act, change ACAs definition of full time work to 40 hours per week; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; HR 3489/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013, all provisions;S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions; S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; S. 2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, all provisions; S. 2069, Small Business Tax Credit Availability Act, all provisions; S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act, all provisions; Comments to U.S. Health and Human Services Department on Proposed Rule on Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 (CMS-9949-P).
Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152- Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (3) Issues Related to Public Law 112-144 - FDA Safety and Innovations Act (medical device user fee); (4) Issues related to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act; (5) Issues related to implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including Exchanges, Essential Health Benefits, affordability,health information technology, transparency, employer regulations, and taxes and fees. (6) Issues related to S. 2546 - Auto Enroll Repeal Act; (7) Issues related to S. 1330 - Realistic Employer Responsibility Act; (8) Issues related to S. 701 - The Forty Hours is Full-Time Act; and (9) Issues related to S. 1729 - Expanded Consumer Choice Act.
Client expense: $460,000 · 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (3) Issues related to the Affordable Care Act's implementation, including Medical Loss Ration, taxes, Exchanges, Essential health Benefits, premium affordability, health information technology, transparency, and employer regulations; (4) Issues related to S. 1729 - Expanded Consumer Choice Act; and (5) Issues related toH.R. 2575 - Save American Workers Act.
Client expense: $460,000 · 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · second_quarter · Health Issues
HR 81, HR 105, HR.RES.17, HR 344, HR 544, HR 582, HR 607, HR 675, HR 762, HR 763, HR 903, HR 1076, HR 1200, HR 1205, HR 1239, HR 1248, HR 1254, HR 1342, HR 1549, HR 1558, HR 2328, HR 2527, HR 2575, HR 2577, HR 2667, HR 2995, HR 2988, HR 3362, HR 3367, HR 4244, HR 4128, HR 4144, HR 2453, HR 4160, HR 4302, HR 1179, S.CON. RES.8, S24, S351, S399, S.AMDT.409, S482, S603, S650, S701, S764, S1188, S1729, S2069, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2546
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) - antitrust policy. H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) - age rating rules. H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - antitrust policy. H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage. H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy. H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review. H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) - antitrust policy. H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) - disclosures on SBC documents. H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes. H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) - MLR impact on agents and brokers. H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) - delay of ACA individual mandate. H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) - short-term disability program for federal employees. H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement health reforms. H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) - continuation of existing plans. H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) - delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties. H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) - repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee. H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review. H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) - individual mandate delay. H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) - continuation of current group coverage. H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) - expanded access to catastrophic plans. H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) - continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs. H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs. H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs. H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) - ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs. H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) - delay in ACA individual mandate penalties. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) - ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market. H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) - ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) - relief from ACA for expatriate health plans. H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) - ACA transitional reinsurance program. S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes. S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review. S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) - MLR impact on agents and brokers. S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) - disclosures on SBC documents. S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) - model disclosure forms. S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) - third party review of disputed claims. S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) - continuation of existing plans, notification requirements. S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) - individual mandate delay. S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) - extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties. S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) - continuation of existing plans. S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program. S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) - adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges. S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) - continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage. S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) - ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees. S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) - ACA definition of a large employer. S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) - ACA direct enrollment. S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) - offering health insurance coverage across state lines. S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) - access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - ACA reporting requirements. S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridor program. S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) - ACA transitional reinsurance program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2176, the Commonsense Reporting Act of 2014 H.R. 4414, the Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 3474, the Hire More Heroes Act of 2014 H.R. 1814, the EACH ActH.R. 3979, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act S. 1333, Increased Competition for Consumers Act S. 2069, Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act S. 2173, CHOICE Act H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers of 2014 H.R. 4118, the SIMPLE Fairness Act S. 2461, the CHIP Extension Act of 2014 S. 2446, Truth in Obamacare Accounting Act H.R.4865 / S.2434, Family Coverage Act H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 4106, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act S. 2229, the Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act H.R. 2663 / S. 1422, the Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 4574, Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act of 2014 H.R.3717, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013 H.R.4775 / S.2462, Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies H.R. 3303, Sensible Oversight for Technology Which Advances Regulatory Efficiency (SOFTWARE) Act S. 2007, Preventing Regulatory Overreach To Enhance Care Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2014 H.R. 1074/S. 539, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act H.R.962/S. 452, the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act H.R. 1024/ S. 557 the Medication Therapy Management Empowerment H.R. 4444, the Long-Term Studies of Comprehensive Outcomes and Returns for the Economy (SCORE) Act
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S. CON.RES.8, S24, S351, S399, SADMT.409, S482, S603, S650, S701, S764, S1188, S1729, S2069, S2173, S2174, S2175, HR81, HR105, H.RES175, HR344, HR544, HR582, HR607, HR675, HR762, HR763, HR779, HR903, HR1076, HR1140, HR1200, HR1205, HR1239, HR1248, HR1254, HR1342, HR1549, HR1558, HR2328, HR2527, HR2575, HR2577, HR2667, HR2995, HR2988, HR3362, HR3367, HR4244, HR4128, HR4144, HR2453, HR4160, HR4302
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act, all provisions; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; HR 3489/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013, all provisions;S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions; S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; S. 2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, all provisions; S. 2069, Small Business Tax Credit Availability Act, all provisions; S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act provisions concerning the modification of the standard for awarding attorneys fees, joinder, covered business methods, and pleading/discovery requirements.S. 1729, the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act similar to the above. S. 1612, the Patent Litigation Integrity Act similar to the above. S. 2049, the Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - provisions related to FTCs authority to target bad faith demand letters
Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues related to patent reform; S. 1729, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Client expense: $2,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) - antitrust policy; H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) - age rating rules; H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - antitrust policy; H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage; H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy; H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review; H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) - antitrust policy; H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) - disclosures on SBC documents; H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes; H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) - MLR impact on agents and brokers; H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) - delay of ACA individual mandate; H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) - short-term disability program for federal employees; H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement health reforms; H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) - continuation of existing plans; H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) - delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties; H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) - repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee; H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review; H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) - individual mandate delay; H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) - continuation of current group coverage; H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program; H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) - continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs; H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs; H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs; H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) - ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs; H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) - delay in ACA individual mandate penalties; H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) - ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market; S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes; S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review; S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) - MLR impact on agents and brokers; S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) - disclosures on SBC documents; S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) - model disclosure forms; S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) - third party review of disputed claims; S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) - continuation of existing plans, notification requirements; S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) - individual mandate delay; S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) - extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties; S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) - continuation of existing plans; S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program; S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) - adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges; S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) - continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage; S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) - ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees; S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) - ACA definition of a large employer; S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) - ACA direct enrollment; S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) - offering health insurance coverage across state lines; S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) - access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment; S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - ACA reporting requirements.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 3309 & S. 1013, S. 1612, S. 1729, S. 2639 - Patent Reform. Correspondence with Senate and House of Representatives in favor of patent reform legislation including Innovation Act, opposition to discriminatory provisions against software patent rights, opposition to provisions regarding expansion of transitional covered business method (CBM) patent review procedure; Research relating thereto.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2157, the Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 2019 Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act H.R. 1037 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act H.R. 1178 Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2013H.R. 1180 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 1201 Training Tomorrow's Doctors Act H.R. 1252 Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013 H.R. 1274 Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013 H.R. 1326 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013 H.R. 1339 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 1427 Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1790 Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013 H.R. 1814 Equitable Access to Care and Health (EACH) Act H.R. 1821 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2013 H.R. 1827 Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 1838 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013 H.R. 1874 Pro-Growth Budgeting Act H.R. 1907 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2013 H.R. 1976 Access to Certified Professional Midwives Act of 2013 H.R. 2131 Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM (SKILLS) Visas Act of 2013 H.R. 235 Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013 H.R. 2415 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 244 Physician Availability Act of 2013 H.R. 2453 Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 2484 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act H.R. 2619 Medicare Repiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013 H.R. 2651 Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 2663 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 2801 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act H.R. 2810 Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 2843/S. 1180 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 2867 Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2013 H.R. 2969 Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2013 H.R. 297 Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2986 Protecting Access to Primary Care Act H.R. 3077 TELEmedicine for MEDicare Act of 2013 or TELE-MED Act of 2013 H.R. 3120 Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3303 Sensible Oversight for Technology which Advances Regulatory Efficiency (SOFTWARE) Act H.R. 3306 Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 3362, Exchange Information Disclosure Act H.R. 3392 Medicare Part D Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 3474 Hire More Heroes Act of 2013 H.R. 3507 21st Century Care for Military and Veterans Act H.R. 3717, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013 H.R. 3811, Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act H.R. 3979 Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014 H.R. 4106, Barr-Bera Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 4118, The SIMPLE Fairness Act H.R. 4160 - the "Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014." H.R. 4177: a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Allow Medicare beneficiaries participating in a Medicare Advantage MSA to contribute their own money to their MSA. H.R. 4180: a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit rollovers from health savings accounts to Medicare Advantage MSAs H.R. 4196: Seniors' Fairness Act of 2014H.R. 4201: Seniors' Rights to Know Act H.R. 487 Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act H.R. 794 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program. H.R. 962 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act H.R. 2575, the "Save American Workers Act of 2014," H.R. 4064, FAIR ACT of 2014 H.R. 4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 H.RES.356 A resolution recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of communities in the United States. H.R.1024 The Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act IMPACT Act of 2014 (Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014) S. 1060 Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act S. 1061 Veterans Access to Care Act S. 1064 Medicare Mental Health Access Act S. 1143 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act S. 1152 Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act S. 1184 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act S. 1193 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1228 Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act S. 1422 Preventive Health Savings Act S. 1439 Care Planning Act of 2013 S. 1444 Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 S. 1445 National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1475 National Nurse Act of 2013 S. 1517 Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2013 S. 1522 Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2013 S. 1557 Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 1685 Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act of 2013 S. 1729 - Expanded Consumer Choice Act S. 1758 Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2013 S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2000/H.R. 4015 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2007, Preventing Regulatory Overreach To Enhance Care Technology Act of 2014 (PROTECT Act) S. 2110, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2166 Treating Families Fairly Act S. 2168 amends the definition from 50 100 employees for the purposes of the employer mandate S. 2173 the CHOICE Act S. 2175 Enhancing Access to Agents and Brokers Act S. 2240 The Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S. 236 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act S. 328 Strengthening Rural Access to Emergency Services Act S. 382 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.S. 452 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act S. 557 The Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act S. 577 The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 S. 602 Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013 S. 616 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act S. 641 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S. 739 National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 755 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013 S. 945 Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013 S.1067 Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program Act S.1897 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S.1927 The Data Security Act of 2014 S.1932/H.R. 3890 The Better Care, Lower Cost Act S.1976 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S.1995 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act S.2106, FAIR Act of 2014 S.236 / H.R. 1310 - Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013 S.577 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 S.RES.26 A resolution recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of communities in the United States.
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $3,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2013 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.CON.RES.8;S24,S351,S399,S.AMDT.409, S482,S 603, S 650, S 701, S 764, S 1188, S 1729, HR 81, HR 105, H.RES.175, HR.344, HR 544, HR 582, HR 607, HR675, HR 762, HR 763, HR 779,HR 903, HR 1076, HR 1200, HR 1205, HR 1239, HR 1248, HR 1254, HR 1342, HR 1549, HR 1558, HR 2328, HR 2575, HR 2577, HR 2667, HR 2995, HR 2988, HR 3362
Client expense: $330,000 · 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2013 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 45-To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: entire bill HR 132: ObamaCare Repeal Act: entire bill Public Law No. 111-148- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: entire lawPublic Law No. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: entire law HR 2457 Womens Preventive Health Awareness Campaign Act: entire bill S 1729 Expanded Consumer Choice Act: entire bill HR 1975 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: entire bill S 942 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: entire bill HR 2632 School-based Health Centers Program Reauthorization Act of 2013: entire bill HR 2676 Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2013: entire bill S 1286 Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2013: entire bill HR 2810 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the sustainable growth rate and Medicare payment for physicians' services, and for other purposes: potential amendments related to reproductive health and family planning S 1871 SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013: potential amendments related to reproductive health and family planning S 1009 Chemical Safety Improvement Act: entire bill
Client expense: $130,648 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2013 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) - antitrust policy. H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) - age rating rules. H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - antitrust policy . H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage. H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review.H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) - antitrust policy. H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) - disclosures on SBC documents. H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes. H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) - MLR impact on agents and brokers. H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) - delay of ACA individual mandate. H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) - short-term disability program for federal employees. H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement health reforms. H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) - continuation of existing plans. H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) - delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties. H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) - repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee. H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review. H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) - individual mandate delay. H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) - continuation of current group coverage. H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) - continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs. S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes. S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review. S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) - MLR impact on agents and brokers. S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) - disclosures on SBC documents. S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) - model disclosure forms. S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) - third party review of disputed claims. S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) - continuation of existing plans, notification requirements. S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) - individual mandate delay. S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) - extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties. S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) - continuation of existing plans. S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program. S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) - adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges. S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) - continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE