Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2014

S. 1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act (creates risk assessment system that allows federal prisoners to earn time credits for completing rehabilitative programs); H.R. 3382/S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act (reduces drug mandatory minimum sentences, broadens "safety valve" exception to those sentences, makes Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive); H.R. 1695/S. 619, Justice Safety Valve Act (creates "safety valve" exception for mandatory minimum sentences for a wide variety of offenses); S. 2941, Combat Human Trafficking Act (expands conduct that triggers 10- and 15-year mandatory minimum sentences for certain human trafficking crimes); urged Dep't of Justice to investigate problems in the provision of medical care to inmates incarcerated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

Issues pertaining to Medicaid reform, block grant proposals, per capita caps Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical education, Medicaid provider taxes, Medicare bad debt payments Medicare and Medicaid paymentMedicaid Waivers Extension of Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Medicare Evaluation and Management Reimbursement Reduction Proposal Issues related to waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1853 Medicaid Accountability and Care Act, all provisions H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Act, all provisions 5.577/HR 1180 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act , all provisions H.R. 1201 Training Tomorrow's Doctors Act, all provisions H.R. 1250/5.1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 1487 Improved Healthcare at a Lower Cost Act, all provisions H.R. 1698 Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage, all provisions H.R. 1326 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act, all provisions H.R. 1920 DSH Reduction Relief Act, all provisions Issues related to Medicaid enrollment of newborns CMS FY2014 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Rule Issues related to admission and medical review criteria for inpatient services ("two midnights rule") S.1555 DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, all provisions S.1871 SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act - all sections H.R. 2810 Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act - all sections H.R. 4302 Protecting Access to Medicare Act - all sections H.R. 4015 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act S. 1980 Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Quality Act H.R. 3678 Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act - all sections H.R. 4188 Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act S. 2082 Two-Midnight Rule Coordination and Improvement Act S. 2501 Hospitals Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act, all sections Issues related to quality measures reporting in Medicaid S. 2461 CHIP Extension act of 2014, all provisions Issues related to Medicare payment for patients in "observation status" in hospitals CMS FY 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule Issues related to Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors S. 2941 Medicare Protection Act, all Provisions Extension of SSA 1902 (a) (b) (c) - Medicaid Primary Care payment parity Childrens Health Insurance Program Medicare Hospital Re-admissions Program Meaningful Use Stage 2 H.R. 5481 The Flexibility in Health IT Reporting Act H.R. 5364 CHIP Extension and Improvement Act, All provisions

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Issues pertaining to Medicaid reform, block grant proposals, per capita caps Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical education, Medicaid provider taxes, Medicare bad debt payments Medicare and Medicaid paymentMedicaid Waivers Extension of Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Medicare Evaluation and Management Reimbursement Reduction Proposal Issues related to waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1853 Medicaid Accountability and Care Act, all provisions H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Act, all provisions 5.577/H.R. 1180 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, all provisions H.R. 1201 Training Tomorrow's Doctors Act, all provisions H.R. 1250/S.1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 1487 Improved Healthcare at a Lower Cost Act, all provisions H.R. 1698 Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage, all provisions H.R. 1326 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act, all provisions H.R. 1920 DSH Reduction Relief Act, all provisions Issues related to Medicaid enrollment of newborns CMS FY2014 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Rule S.1555 DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, all provisions S.1871 SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act, all sections H.R. 2810 Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act, all sections H.R. 4302 Protecting Access to Medicare Act, all sections H.R. 4015 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act S. 1980 Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Quality Act H.R. 3678 Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act - all sections H.R. 4188 Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act S. 2082 Two-Midnight Rule Coordination and Improvement Act S. 2501 Hospitals Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act, all sections Issues related to quality measures reporting in Medicaid S. 2461 CHIP Extension act of 2014, all provisions Issues related to Medicare payment for patients in "observation status" in hospitals CMS FY 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule Issues related to Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors S. 2941 Medicare Protection Act, all Provisions Extension of SSA 1902 (a) (b) (c) - Medicaid Primary Care payment parity

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office