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2014 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S 2087, S 2491 - Medicare Protection Act, reconciliation budget rules Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and Medicare Improving access to home care services HR 5364, S 2461 - Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Extension HR 4998, S 2552 - Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act Reduce prescription drug costs in Medicare/Medicaid HR 5294 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 Increasing access to medical language interpreters Conflict of interest section of Home and Community Based Regulations issued by CMS. Asked Senate help to obtain CMS intent of regulation Medicaid funding/benefits Medicare funding/benefits/policy/eligibility age/mean test
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Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S 2087, S 2491 - Medicare Protection Act, reconciliation budget rules HR 4885, S 2691 - Social Impact Bonds; Pay for Performance HR 4745, S 2438 - Funding for Public Housing Operating Fund and Capital Fund Funding for East-West Center Sequester, decrease spending reductions for non-security discretionary HJ Res 124 - FY 2015 Continuing Resolution SCon Res 8, HCon Res 96 - FY 2015 Budget Resolution S 2438, HR 4745 - Transportation-HUD Appropriations S 1284 - Labor-HHS-Ed Appropriations, increased funding for various labor, health and education accounts to states HJ Res 1, SJ Res 20 and related bills - Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment HR 4800, S 2389 - Agriculture Appropriations Bill S 2648 - FY 2014 Supplemental Appropriations Bill
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage. S. 2552: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Equality. H.R. 5182: provisions to require recognition of same-sex marriage for the purposes of Medicare benefits eligibility. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Registered Nurses. H.R. 5373: provisions to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse (RN) on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
2014 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S 2087, S 2491 -Medicare Protection Act (reconciliation budget rules) Improving federal funds for states to invest in home care services HR 4745, S 2348 -increased funding for public transportation and housing/Public Housing Operating Fund and Capital Fund Funding for East-West CenterSequester, decrease spending reductions for non-security discretionary FY 2014 Minibus Appropriations SConRes 8, HConRes 96 -FY 2015 Budget Resolution S 1284 -Labor-HHS-Ed Appropriations, increased funding for various labor, health and education accounts to states HR 1874 -Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2014 HR 4800, S 2389 -Agriculture Appropriations bill
Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S 2087, S 2491 -Medicare Protection Act, reconciliation budget rules S 2297 -Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act HR 4302 -Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Reform and repeal Waste, abuse and fraud in MedicareMedicare Geographic Wage Index Improving federal funds for states to invest in home care services Reduce prescription drug costs in Medicare/Medicaid Increasing access to medical language interpreters Increasing community integration for individuals with disabilities Medicaid funding/benefits Medicare funding/benefits/policy/eligibility age/mean test
Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Health Issues
ACA, 40 Hour Affordable Care Act (ACA) child nutrition Employer mandate FY15 Agriculture Appropriations H.R. 2443 - Safeguarding Children Harmed by Obamacare's Onerous Levies Act H.R. 2575 H.R. 2982 - Computer Science in STEM Act of 2013 H.R. 4414 - Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4775 - Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies Health Care HR 2575 Medicare P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. S 2176 S 2462, Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies S.1188 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S.2087 - Medicare Protection Act The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Client expense: $594,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicareout-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).
2014 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S 2087 - Medicare Protection Act, age of eligibility S 739 - National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act Improving home care services for individuals with Alzheimer's Improving federal funds for states to invest in home careS 740 - Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013 S 1871 - Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Repeal and Reform Reimbursement rates for home health care and nursing homes Reduce prescription drug costs in Medicare/Medicaid Increasing access to medical language interpreters Opposition to means testing Medicare premiums and cost-shifting to beneficiaries Protecting Medicaid from cuts, funding, benefits Medicare funding, benefits, policy, eligibility age, means test
Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
| Democratic |
| RI |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| John E. Walsh | Democratic | MT |
| Kay R. Hagan | Democratic | NC |
| Mark Begich | Democratic | AK |
| Mary L. Landrieu | Democratic | LA |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.