Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

S. 1932 - Better Care, Lower Cost Act H.R. 3890 - Better Care, Lower Cost Act H.R. 1666 -the Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act. H.R. 1339 - the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S. 641-the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Urged the Drug Enforcement Administration to delay the effective date of October 9, 2014 for provisions in the final rule on Disposal of Controlled Substances that would adversely affect hospitals. Support the announced October 1, 2015 ICD-10 compliance date and oppose any steps to delay this implementation date. The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S. 641 and H.R. 1339) - Legislation would increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools and other programs to promote education in palliative care and hospice,and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine. The Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act (H.R. 1666 and S. 2800) - The legislation provides new resources for palliative care research, professional training and education outreach to help expand the availability of palliative care for all patients and families facing serious or life-threatening illness. Chemicals in Commerce Act (CICA) - Urged the Energy and Commerce Committee to propose meaningful reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act that would enable the U.S. EPA to protect public health and the environment. Requested that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)issue a written statement on behalf of the entire department confirming that HHS is not discouraging hospital-affiliated or other charitable foundations from subsidizing premiums purchased through the new Health Insurance Marketplace (exchanges) or cost-sharing expenses for needy enrollees.

Client expense: $152,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, White House Office

S. 2000/ S. 2110/H.R. 4015/H.R. 4302: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.1769: Standard of Care Protection Act S. 2405/H.R. 4080: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act S.1932: Better Care, Lower Cost Act S. 2800: Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act S. 641: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S. 2348: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2014 H.R. 3230: Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 H.R. 4750: Standard of Care Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4841/ S. 2450 Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4106: Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1427: Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 3991/S. 2037: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 2027: Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013 H.R. 3796: Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act H.R. 36: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1733/S. 2196: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 2810/S. 1871: SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 809: Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 3548: Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013 H.R. 1827: Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2500: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 H.R. 3722/S. 2220: Sports liability legislation H.R. 4384: America HEALS Act H.R. 3547: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 Two midnights policy Cancer funding IOASE (In Office Ancillary Services Exemption) ICD-10 NIH research funding appropriations request 21st Century Cures Initiative HIT/Big Data CHIP reauthorization Legal Liability Legislation National Trauma Institute Agenda 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Clinical Data Registries S-CAHPS Network adequacy Physician Tiering Device Tax Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act Misvalued Codes 10- and 90-Day Global Code Transition Pay-for-Performance Programs Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014 Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers' Health (MEDTECH) Act

Client expense: $21,375 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 2000/ S. 2110/H.R. 4015/H.R. 4302: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.1769: Standard of Care Protection Act S. 2405/H.R. 4080: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act S.1932: Better Care, Lower Cost Act S. 2800: Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act S. 641: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S. 2348: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2014 H.R. 3230: Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 H.R. 4750: Standard of Care Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4841/ S. 2450 Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4106: Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1427: Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 3991/S. 2037: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 2027: Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013 H.R. 3796: Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act H.R. 36: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1733/S. 2196: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 2810/S. 1871: SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 809: Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 3548: Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013 H.R. 1827: Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2500: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 H.R. 3722/S. 2220: Sports liability legislation H.R. 4384: America HEALS Act H.R. 3547: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 Two midnights policy Cancer funding IOASE (In Office Ancillary Services Exemption) ICD-10 NIH research funding appropriations request 21st Century Cures Initiative HIT/Big Data CHIP reauthorization Legal Liability Legislation National Trauma Institute Agenda 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Clinical Data Registries S-CAHPS Network adequacy Physician Tiering Device Tax Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act Misvalued Codes 10- and 90-Day Global Code Transition Pay-for-Performance Programs Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014 Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers' Health (MEDTECH) Act

Client expense: $21,375 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 2000/ S. 2110/H.R. 4015/H.R. 4302: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.1769: Standard of Care Protection Act S. 2405/H.R. 4080: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act S.1932: Better Care, Lower Cost Act S. 2800: Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act S. 641: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S. 2348: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2014 H.R. 3230: Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 H.R. 4750: Standard of Care Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4841/ S. 2450 Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4106: Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1427: Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 3991/S. 2037: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 2027: Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013 H.R. 3796: Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act H.R. 36: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1733/S. 2196: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 2810/S. 1871: SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 809: Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 3548: Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013 H.R. 1827: Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2500: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 H.R. 3722/S. 2220: Sports liability legislation H.R. 4384: America HEALS Act H.R. 3547: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 Two midnights policy Cancer funding IOASE (In Office Ancillary Services Exemption) ICD-10 NIH research funding appropriations request 21st Century Cures Initiative HIT/Big Data CHIP reauthorization Legal Liability Legislation National Trauma Institute Agenda 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Clinical Data Registries S-CAHPS Network adequacy Physician Tiering Device Tax Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act Misvalued Codes 10- and 90-Day Global Code Transition Pay-for-Performance Programs Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014 Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers' Health (MEDTECH) Act

Client expense: $54,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 2000/ S. 2110/H.R. 4015/H.R. 4302: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.1769: Standard of Care Protection Act S. 2405/H.R. 4080: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act S.1932: Better Care, Lower Cost Act S. 2800: Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act S. 641: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S. 2348: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2014 H.R. 3230: Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 H.R. 4750: Standard of Care Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4841/ S. 2450 Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4106: Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1427: Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 3991/S. 2037: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 2027: Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013 H.R. 3796: Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act H.R. 36: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1733/S. 2196: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 2810/S. 1871: SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 809: Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 3548: Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013 H.R. 1827: Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2500: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 H.R. 3722/S. 2220: Sports liability legislation H.R. 4384: America HEALS Act H.R. 3547: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 Two midnights policy Cancer funding IOASE (In Office Ancillary Services Exemption) ICD-10 NIH research funding appropriations request 21st Century Cures Initiative HIT/Big Data CHIP reauthorization Legal Liability Legislation National Trauma Institute Agenda 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Clinical Data Registries S-CAHPS Network adequacy Physician Tiering Device Tax Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act Misvalued Codes 10- and 90-Day Global Code Transition Pay-for-Performance Programs Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014 Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers' Health (MEDTECH) Act

Client expense: $54,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (S.1485) Authority for Mandate Delay Act (H.R.2667) Comments/Testimony to FDA-Sec.907 of FDASIA Comments to CMS-Exchanges & Health Plans Qulaity Rating SystemCommunity Parks Revitalization Act (H.R.2424) Community Prevention Grants Continuous Coverage Act (S.1699) Draft Research Priorities (PCORI) EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011 (H.R.3144) Fairness for American Families Act (H.R.2668) Food and Drug Administration Strategic Priorities 2014-2018 (FDA-2014-N-0833) Health Care Waiver Fairness Act (H.R. 2700) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R.5294) Healthy Kids Outdoors Act (H.R.4706) HHS- Clinical Trials Insurance Coverage (ACA Sec. 2709) If You Like Your Health Care, You Can Keep It Act (S.1617) Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R.1377) Keeping the Affordable Care Act Promise Act (S.1642) Keep Your Health Plan Act (H.R.3350) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281/ S.1471) No Child Left Inside Act of 2013 (H.R.2702) Next Generation Research Act (S.1552) Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (H.R.1339 & S.641) Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act (H.R.1666) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152) - Implementation Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act (S.531 & H.R.2179) 2015 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1612-P) Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Proposed Rule on 90-Day Waiting Period (DOL/CMS/IRS) Proposed Rule on Exchange & Market Standards (CMS) Providing Accountability and Transperency to Incentivize Economically Necessary Transition in Health Care Act (H.R. 2688) Quality Rating System Scoring Specifications Comments (CMS) Research for All Act (H.R. 4879) Return to Work Act (S.1026 & H.R.3351) Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Neurological Disorders (SSA-2006-0140) The HELP America Act (S.39) To Improve, Coordinate & Enhance Rehabilitation Research at NIH (S.1027) The Helping Sick Americans Now Act (H.R.1549) The Personal Health Investment Today Act (H.R. 956) Veterans Emergency Medical Technician Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281/ S. 1471) Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements (07-114; FCC 14-13) Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign Act (H.R. 2457)

Client expense: $19,160 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Issues relating to health disparities, health care reform, childhood cancer, quality of life and palliative care, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, tanning beds, skin cancer, and wellness, including H.R.1666 & S.2800, the Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act, and, H.R.1339 & S.641, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act; S.621 and H.R.2607 & S.1251, the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act; H.R.2058 & S.1247 the Childhood CancerSurvivors Quality of Life Act; H.R.2019, the Kids First Research Act; and H.R.460, the Patients' Access to Treatments Act; H.R.5145 & S.2622, the Breast Density & Mammography Reporting Act, H.R.4250 and S.2141, the Sunscreen Innovation Act, and regulations relating to tanning beds. In addition, regulatory issues before the F.D.A relating to laboratory developed tests, colorectal cancer screening tests, electronic medical devices, and issues relating to the 21st Century Cures Initiative of the House Energy & Commerce Committee.

Client expense: $1,210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S. 641 and H.R. 1339) - Legislation would increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools and other programs to promote education in palliative care and hospice,and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine. The Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act (H.R. 1666 and S. 2800) - The legislation provides new resources for palliative care research, professional training and education outreach to help expand the availability of palliative care for all patients and families facing serious or life-threatening illness. Chemicals in Commerce Act (CICA) - Urged the Energy and Commerce Committee to propose meaningful reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act that would enable the U.S. EPA to protect public health and the environment. Requested that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)issue a written statement on behalf of the entire department confirming that HHS is not discouraging hospital-affiliated or other charitable foundations from subsidizing premiums purchased through the new Health Insurance Marketplace (exchanges) or cost-sharing expenses for needy enrollees.

Client expense: $120,000 · 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), SENATE, White House Office

Appropriations for Title VIII Nurse Education Programs; End of Life Care Issues; H.R.1339/S. 641 - PALLIATIVE CARE & HOSPICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues surrounding the enactment or repeal of the Affordable Care Act, including IPAB and ACOs. Medicare reimbursement (SGR) reform for providers. FDA issues and Issues surrounding the tissue bank industry. HR 351 and S. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act (IPAB repeal). HR 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act (SGR reform). H.R. 1984, The Breast Cancer Patient Education Act. HR 1761/S 1318, the Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians (HELLPP) Act. Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act, H.R. 1201 and The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 (S. 577 ). The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (HR 1339/S.641). Issues and regulations governing the use and deployment of speech generating devices (SGDs). Issues involving Value Based Insurance Design or V-BID. Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment (ADAPT) Act. HR 3742.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (S.1485) Authority for Mandate Delay Act (H.R.2667) Comments/Testimony to FDA-Sec.907 of FDASIA Comments to CMS-Exchanges & Health Plans Qulaity Rating SystemCommunity Parks Revitalization Act (H.R.2424) Community Prevention Grants Continuous Coverage Act (S.1699) Draft Research Priorities (PCORI) EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011 (H.R.3144) Fairness for American Families Act (H.R.2668) Health Care Waiver Fairness Act (H.R. 2700) Healthy Kids Outdoors Act (H.R.4706) HHS- Clinical Trials Insurance Coverage (ACA Sec. 2709) If You Like Your Health Care, You Can Keep It Act (S.1617) Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R.1377) Keeping the Affordable Care Act Promise Act (S.1642) Keep Your Health Plan Act (H.R.3350) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281/ S.1471) No Child Left Inside Act of 2013 (H.R.2702) Next Generation Research Act (S.1552) Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (H.R.1339 & S.641) Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act (H.R.1666) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152) - Implementation Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act (S.531 & H.R.2179) Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Proposed Rule on 90-Day Waiting Period (DOL/CMS/IRS) Proposed Rule on Exchange & Market Standards (CMS) Providing Accountability and Transperency to Incentivize Economically Necessary Transition in Health Care Act (H.R. 2688) Quality Rating System Scoring Specifications Comments (CMS) Research for All Act (H.R. 4879) Return to Work Act (S.1026 & H.R.3351) Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Neurological Disorders (SSA-2006-0140) The HELP America Act (S.39) The Helping Sick Americans Now Act (H.R.1549) The Personal Health Investment Today Act (H.R. 956) Veterans Emergency Medical Technician Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281/ S. 1471) Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements (07-114; FCC 14-13) Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign Act (H.R. 2457)

Client expense: $205,194 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Issues relating to health disparities, health care reform, childhood cancer, quality of life and palliative care, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, tanning beds, skin cancer, and wellness, including the following legislation to be reintroduced from the 112th Congress: H.R.1851 and S.881, the Family Act; the as-yet not introduced Health Equity and Accountability Act; H.R.1666, the Patient Centered Quality Care For Life Act, and, H.R.1339 & S.641, the Palliative Care andHospice Education and Training Act; S.621 and H.R.2607 and S.1251, the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act; H.R.2058 & S.1247 the Childhood Cancer Survivors Quality of Life Act; H.R.2019, the Kids First Research Act; and H.R.460, the Patients' Access to Treatments Act; H.R.3404, the Breast Density & Mammography Reporting Act, H.R.4250 and S.2141, legislation to create a new FDA approval pathway for O.T.C. sunscreen products.

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues relating to health disparities, health care reform, childhood cancer, quality of life and palliative care, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, tanning beds, skin cancer, and wellness, including H.R.1666, the Patient Centered Quality Care For Life Act, and, H.R.1339 & S.641, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act; S.621 and H.R.2607 and S.1251, the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act; H.R.2058 & S.1247 the Childhood Cancer Survivors Qualityof Life Act;H.R.2019, the Kids First Research Act; and H.R.460, the Patients' Access to Treatments Act; H.R.5145 & S.2622, the Breast Density & Mammography Reporting Act, H.R.4250 and S.2141, the Sunscreen Innovation Act, and regulations relating to tanning beds.

Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Chemicals in Commerce Act (CICA) - Urged the Energy and Commerce Committee to propose meaningful reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act that would enable the U.S. EPA to protect public health and the environment. Requested that the Secretary of Health and Human Services(HHS)issue a written statement on behalf of the entire department confirming that HHS is not discouraging hospital-affiliated or other charitable foundations from subsidizing premiums purchased through the new Health Insurance Marketplaces (exchanges) or cost-sharing expenses for needy enrollees. S. 641 & H.R. 1666, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine. H.R. 1666, the Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act. The bill would begin to mitigate barriers to palliative care through new efforts in research, professional development, and outreach.

Client expense: $146,000 · 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), SENATE, White House Office

Issues surrounding the enactment or repeal of the Affordable Care Act, including IPAB and ACOs. Medicare reimbursement (SGR) reform for providers. FDA issues and Issues surrounding the tissue bank industry. HR 351 and S. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act (IPAB repeal). HR 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act (SGR reform). H.R. 1984, The Breast Cancer Patient Education Act. HR 1761/S 1318, the Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians (HELLPP) Act. Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act, H.R. 1201 and The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 (S. 577 ). The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (HR 1339/S.641). Issues and regulations governing the use and deployment of speech generating devices (SGDs).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Appropriations for Title VIII Nurse Education Programs; End of Life Care Issues; H.R.1339/S. 641 - PALLIATIVE CARE & HOSPICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to health disparities, health care reform, childhood cancer, quality of life and palliative care, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, tanning beds, skin cancer, and wellness, including the following legislation to be reintroduced from the 112th Congress: H.R.1851 and S.881, the Family Act; the as-yet not introduced Health Equity and Accountability Act; H.R.1666, the Patient Centered Quality Care For Life Act, and, H.R.1339 & S.641, the Palliative Care andHospice Education and Training Act; S.621 and H.R.2607 and S.1251, the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act; H.R.2058 & S.1247 the Childhood Cancer Survivors Quality of Life Act; H.R.2019, the Kids First Research Act; and H.R.460, the Patients' Access to Treatments Act; H.R.3404, the Breast Density & Mammography Reporting Act, H.R.4250 and S.2141, legislation to create a new FDA approval pathway for O.T.C. sunscreen products.

Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 641 & H.R. 1666, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine.H.R. 1666, the Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act. The bill would begin to mitigate barriers to pallative care through new efforts in research, professional development, and outreach.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Appropriations for Title VIII Nurse Education Programs; End of Life Care Issues; H.R.1339/S. 641 - PALLIATIVE CARE & HOSPICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

S.236 / H.R. 1310 - Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013 S. 755 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013 S. 641 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S. 452 Medicare Diabetes Prevention ActS. 2240 The Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S. 236 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act S. 2110, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.1932/H.R. 3890 The Better Care, Lower Cost Act S. 2000/H.R. 4015 SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1439 Care Planning Act of 2013 S. 1444 Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 S. 1228 Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act S. 1064 Medicare Mental Health Access Act IMPACT Act of 2014 (Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014) H.R. 4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 H.R. 962 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 4160 - the "Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014." H.R. 3392 Medicare Part D Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 3077 TELEmedicine for MEDicare Act of 2013 (TELE-MED Act of 2013) 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. 2619 Medicare Repiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013 H.R. 1838 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013 S. 2157, the Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014

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

DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013 (S. 1555) - Urged Congress to support legislation which would delay scheduled reductions to the Medicare and Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) programs to allow states additional time to determine the level of health care coverage expansions.S. 641 & H.R. 1666, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine. H.R. 1666, the Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act. The bill would begin to mitigate barriers to pallative care through new efforts in research, professional development, and outreach.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Issues relating to health disparities, health care reform, childhood cancer, quality of life and palliative care, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, tanning beds, skin cancer, and wellness, including the following legislation to be reintroduced from the 112th Congress: H.R.1851 and S.881, the Family Act; the as-yet not introduced Health Equity and Accountability Act; H.R.1666, the Patient Centered Quality Care For Life Act, and, H.R.1339 & S.641, the Palliative Care andHospice Education and Training Act; S.621 and H.R.2607 and S.1251, the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act; H.R.2058 & S.1247 the Childhood Cancer Survivors Quality of Life Act; H.R.2019, the Kids First Research Act; and H.R.460, the Patients' Access to Treatments Act; H.R.3404, the Breast Density & Mammography Reporting Act.

Client expense: $1,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R.2775 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 H.J. Res 59 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 H.R. 2810 The Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3077 TELE-MED Act of 2013H.R. 3303 Sensible Oversight for Technology which Advances Regulatory Efficiency (SOFTWARE) Act H.R. 2725 FDA Safety Over Sequestration Act H.R. 3204 Drug Quality and Security Act H.R. 2651 Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1439 Care Planning Act of 2013 S. 1193 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S.1927 The Data Security Act of 2014 H.R. 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3811 Healthcare Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014 S.1897 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 1326 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013 H.R. 2651 Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 2843 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1180 Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1758 Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2013 H.R.3367 To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015 H.R. 1037 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act H.R. 3120 Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3306 Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 3507 21st Century Care for Military and Veterans Act H.R. 487 Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 574 Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013 H.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. 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. 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. 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. 244 Physician Availability 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. 2801 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) 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 ActH.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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 755 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013 S. 945 Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013 S.577 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 2663 Preventive Health Savings Act S. 1422 Preventive Health Savings Act S. 1228 Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act S. 1184 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2415 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2810 Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act H.R. 2642 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs 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), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Appropriations for Title VIII Nurse Education Programs; End of Life Care Issues; H.R.1339/S. 641 - PALLIATIVE CARE & HOSPICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Health care issues related to Medicare/Medicaid Long Term Care and Post Acute Care services and benefits. Monitor and advocate funding of Medicare/Medicaid benefits. Quality care of standards, survey and certification standards and procedures for long term care providers of Medicare/Medicaid programs; Nursing Homes, Home Health, Hospice, Long Term Care Hospitals, Inpatient Rehab Facilities, and related businesses. Medicare reimbursement for skilled nursing facilities, Medicare Conditions of Participation forHospice. Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2013, H.R. 713/S.367; ; Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013, H.R. 1179/S.569; Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, H.R. 351; Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013, H.R. 574; Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act of 2013, H.R. 1339/S. 641

Client expense: $95,997 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Appropriations for Title VIII Nurse Education Programs; End of Life Care Issues; H.R.1339/S. 641 - PALLIATIVE CARE & HOSPICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to health disparities, health care reform, childhood cancer, quality of life and palliative care, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, and wellness, including the following legislation to be reintroduced from the 112th Congress: H.R.1851 and S.881, the Family Act; the as-yet not introduced Health Equity and Accountability Act; and H.R.1666, the Patient Centered Quality Care For Life Act. Also, H.R.1339 & S.641, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act;S.621 and H.R.2607 and S.1251, the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act; H.R.2058 & S.1247 the Childhood Cancer Survivors Quality of Life Act; H.R.2019, the Kids First Research Act; and H.R.460, the Patients' Access to Treatments Act.

Client expense: $1,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 1801 Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2013 S 641 Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act S 351 Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013 HR 1666 Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act

Client expense: $44,117 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Health care issues related to Medicare/Medicaid Long Term Care and Post Acute Care services and benefits. Monitor and advocate funding of Medicare/Medicaid benefits. Quality care of standards, survey and certification standards and procedures for long term care providers of Medicare/Medicaid programs; Nursing Homes, Home Health, Hospice, Long Term Care Hospitals, Inpatient Rehab Facilities, and related businesses. Medicare reimbursement for skilled nursing facilities, Medicare Conditions of Participation forHospice. Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2013, H.R. 713/S.367; ; Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013, H.R. 1179/S.569; Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, H.R. 351; Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013, H.R. 574; Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act of 2013, H.R. 1339/S. 641

Client expense: $94,977 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Health care quality and safety; pharmaceutical compounding; global health; alternatives for animal toxicity testing; Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments, H.R. 1920 DSH Reduction Relief Act; antimicrobial use in food animal production, S.641/H.R. 1339 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act; palliative care, H.R. 1666 Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act; underage drinking, H.R.1572 STOP Act

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to health disparities, health care reform, childhood cancer, quality of life and palliative care, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, and wellness, including the following legislation to be reintroduced from the 112th Congress; the Sun Act, the Family Act, Health Equity and Accountability Act, and the Patient Centered Quality of Care Act. Also, H.R.1339 & S. 641, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act; S. 621 and H.R. 1285, the Safe Prescribing Act;H.R. 1366, the Stop Oxy Abuse Act; and issues relating to tanning beds before the FDA, HHS and the House and Senate.

Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office

Issues relating to health disparities, health care reform, quality of life and palliative care, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, and wellness, including the following legislation to be reintroduced from the 112th Congress; the Sun Act, the Family Act, Health Equity and Accountability Act, the Clean Cookstoves Support Act, and the Patient Centered Quality of Care Act. Also, H.R.1339 & S. 641, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act and H.R. 1070, Reducing Barriersto Colorectal Cancer Screening Act and S. 621 and H.R. 1285, the Safe Prescribing Act and H.R. 1366, the Stop Oxy Abuse Act.

Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office

S. 641 & H.R. 1666, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). H.R. 1666, the Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act. The bill would begin to mitigate barriers to pallative care through new efforts in research, professional development, and outreach.Urged OMB to release the FDA final rule on unique device identifiers.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Issues relating to health disparities, health care reform, childhood cancer, quality of life and palliative care, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, and wellness, including the following legislation to be reintroduced from the 112th Congress; the Sun Act, the Family Act, Health Equity and Accountability Act, and the Patient Centered Quality of Care Act. Also, H.R.1339 & S. 641, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act; S. 621 and H.R. 1285, the Safe Prescribing Act;H.R. 1366, the Stop Oxy Abuse Act; and issues relating to tanning beds before the FDA, HHS and the House and Senate.

Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office

U.S.-Russia Economic Relations; Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; U.S. Policy on Foreign Investment; U.S. Policy on Protecting Intellectual Property; US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue; U.S. Policy on China; U.S. Policy on Latin America; S.641 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Act; U.S. Policy on Africa

Client expense: $1,032,086 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Health care issues related to Medicare/Medicaid Long Term Care and Post Acute Care services and benefits. Monitor and advocate funding of Medicare/Medicaid benefits.Quality care of standards, survey and certification standards and procedures for long term care providers of Medicare/Medicaid programs: Nursing Homes, Home Health, Hospice, Long Term Care Hospitals, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, and related busiensses. Medicare reimbursement for skilled nursing facilities, home health, MedicareConditions of Participation for Hosipce. Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2013, H.R. 713/S.367; Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013, H.R. 1179/S.569; Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, H.R. 351; Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013, H.R. 574; Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act of 2013, H.R. 1339/S. 641

Client expense: $94,997 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Appropriations for Title VIII Nurse Education Programs; End of Life Care Issues; H.R.1339/S. 641 - PALLIATIVE CARE & HOSPICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1801 Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2013 S 641 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S 351 Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Appropriations for Title VIII Nurse Education Programs; End of Life Care Issues; H.R.1339/S. 641 - PALLIATIVE CARE & HOSPICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to health disparities, health care reform, quality of life and palliative care, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, and wellness, including the following legislation to be reintroduced from the 112th Congress; the Sun Act, the Family Act, Health Equity and Accountability Act, the Clean Cookstoves Support Act, and the Patient Centered Quality of Care Act. Also, H.R.1339 & S. 641, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act and H.R. 1070, Reducing Barriersto Colorectal Cancer Screening Act and S. 621 and H.R. 1285, the Safe Prescribing Act and H.R. 1366, the Stop Oxy Abuse Act.

Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office

U.S.-Russia Economic Relations; Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; U.S. Policy on Foreign Investment; U.S. Policy on Protecting Intellectual Property; US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue; U.S. Policy on China; U.S. Policy on Latin America; S.641 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Act; U.S. Policy on Africa

Client expense: $1,163,138 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Public Health Programs for Infectious and Tropical Disease; Department of Defense Tropical Medicine Research; National Institutes of Health Tropical Medicine Programs; Department of Defense Conference Attendance Policy; H.R. 3658/S. 641, Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE