Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education for Alzheimer's Act

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

1. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - AAGP urges Congress to replace the current Medicare strategic growth rate (SGR) formula with one that more accurately reflects the volume and intensity of services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries and to take action to avert future cuts in Medicare payments to physicians and other health care providers; to implement a five-year period of stableMedicare physician payments; and transition to an array of new payment models designed to enhance care coordination, quality, appropriatess and cost. 2. Oppose any cuts in Medicare or Medicaid programs that would adversely impact children and adults with behavioral health disorders. 3. Support the "Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act" (H.R. 1838/S. 755) to amend Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate in 2013 and 2014 to additional physicians with a primary specialty designation of neurology, psychiatry, or obstetrics and gynecology. 4. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education Act" (S.709 / H.R.1307) to combine the existing Medicare benefits for diagnosis and care planning for individuals with Alzheimer's disease into a single package of services. 5. Support elimination of the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for psychiatric hospital care. 6. Support bonus payments under Medicare to clinicians in geriatric specialties. 7. Support H.R. 2810 to provide a multi-year transition from the current Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula to a new value-based program. 8. Oppose H.R. 4302, the "Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014" to postpone the 24 percent in Medicare physician payments for 12 monthw (which was being considered in lieu of a permanent solution to the SGR problem). 9. Support H.R.4015/S.2000, the "SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014" to repeal Medicare's SGR formula and establish a transition to a stable Medicare payment policy.

P.L. 111-375 National Alzheimers Project Act, All sections S709/HR1507 Health Outcomes, Planning and Education for Alzheimer's Act, All sections S.1119 Positive Aging Act of 2013, All Sections S.1028 Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013S.219/H.R.4351 - Alzheimer's Accountability Act of 2014 P.L. 111-148/111-152 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - All Sections related to care coordination, transitional care, long term care services and supports access to affordable insurance, establishment of a national voluntary disability insurance program, provisions related to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and caregivers and provisions related to research including the Cures Acceleration Network. H.R. 2976 Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization All sections H.R. 2975 Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act. All Sections S. 1914 National Silver Alert Act of 2013 H. Res. 396 - A resolution supporting the goals of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness month S.1365/H.R. 2827 Part D Beneficiary appeals S. Res. 301 - A resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and implemenation of the national Alzheimer's Project Act and the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. S. Res 303 - A resolution declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025 is an urgent national priority H.R. 3836/S. 1910 - Pat Summitt Congressional Gold Medal Act H.Res. 489 - A resolution expressing the need to faciliate a robust response to the looming global crisis of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia

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

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

1. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - AAGP urges Congress to replace the current Medicare strategic growth rate (SGR) formula with one that more accurately reflects the volume and intensity of services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries and to take action to avert future cuts in Medicare payments to physicians and other health care providers; to implement a five-year period of stableMedicare physician payments; and transition to an array of new payment models designed to enhance care coordination, quality, appropriatess and cost. 2. Oppose any cuts in Medicare or Medicaid programs that would adversely impact children and adults with behavioral health disorders. 3. Support the "Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act" (H.R. 1838/S. 755) to amend Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate in 2013 and 2014 to additional physicians with a primary specialty designation of neurology, psychiatry, or obstetrics and gynecology. 4. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education Act" (S.709 / H.R.1307) to combine the existing Medicare benefits for diagnosis and care planning for individuals with Alzheimer's disease into a single package of services. 5. Support elimination of the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for psychiatric hospital care. 6. Support bonus payments under Medicare to clinicians in geriatric specialties. 7. Support H.R. 2810 to provide a multi-year transition from the current Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula to a new value-based program. 8. Oppose H.R. 4302, the "Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014" to postpone the 24 percent in Medicare physician payments for 12 monthw (which was being considered in lieu of a permanent solution to the SGR problem). 9. Support H.R.4015/S.2000, the "SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014" to repeal Medicare's SGR formula and establish a transition to a stable Medicare payment policy.

P.L. 111-375 National Alzheimers Project Act, All sections S709/HR1507 Health Outcomes, Planning and Education for Alzheimer's Act, All sections S.1119 Positive Aging Act of 2013, All Sections S.1562 Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013P.L. 111-148/111-152 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - All Sections related to care coordination, transitional care, long term care services and supports access to affordable insurance, establishment of a national voluntary disability insurance program, provisions related to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and caregivers and provisions related to research including the Cures Acceleration Network. H.R. 2976 Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization All sections H.R. 2975 Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act. All Sections S. 1914 National Silver Alert Act of 2013 H. Res. 396 - A resolution supporting the goals of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness month S.1365/H.R. 2827 Part D Beneficiary appeals S. Res. 301 - A resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and implemenation of the national Alzheimer's Project Act and the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. S. Res 303 - A resolution declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025 is an urgent national priority.

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

1. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - AAGP urges Congress to replace the current Medicare strategic growth rate (SGR) formula with one that more accurately reflects the volume and intensity of services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries and to take action to avert future cuts in Medicare payments to physicians and other health care providers; to implement a five-year period of stableMedicare physician payments; and transition to an array of new payment models designed to enhance care coordination, quality, appropriatess and cost. 2. Oppose any cuts in Medicare or Medicaid programs that would adversely impact children and adults with behavioral health disorders. 3. Support the "Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act" (H.R. 1838/S. 755) to amend Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate in 2013 and 2014 to additional physicians with a primary specialty designation of neurology, psychiatry, or obstetrics and gynecology. 4. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education Act" (S.709 / H.R.1307) to combine the existing Medicare benefits for diagnosis and care planning for individuals with Alzheimer's disease into a single package of services. 5. Support elimination of the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for psychiatric hospital care. 6. Support bonus payments under Medicare to clinicians in geriatric specialties. 7. Support H.R. 2810/Senate draft the "Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act" to provide a multi-year transition from the current Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula to a new value-based program.

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

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population. 20. Support S.313/H.R. 647, the "Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013", to amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and others could make tax-deferred contributions to be used for essential services.

P.L. 111-375 National Alzheimers Project Act, All sections S709/HR1507 Health Outcomes, Planning and Education for Alzheimer's Act, All sections S.1119 Positive Aging Act of 2013, All Sections S.1562 Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2013P.L. 111-148/111-152 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - All Sections related to care coordination, transitional care, long term care services and supports access to affordable insurance, establishment of a national voluntary disability insurance program, provisions related to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and caregivers and provisions related to research including the Cures Acceleration Network. H.R. 2976 Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization All sections H.R. 2975 Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act. All Sections

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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Support permanent repeal and replacement of the Medicare SGR including HR 2810 as well as supporting HR 574 the Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013; Support payment reform to more accurately value cognitive care services; Opposing automatic sequestration cuts to Medicare provider payments; Supporting the Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act (HR 1838/ S 755) which adds neurology, psychiatry, and Ob/Gyn to the ACA Medicaid at Medicare rates provision;Support for the preservation of the in-office ancillary exception to the stark law; Support for the Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 /H.R.1507) which provides support for appropriate diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimers Disease; Sent a letter to CMS supporting their coverage decision regarding beta amyloid imaging along with some suggestions; Discuss stroke episode of care model with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation staff; Work with CMS to share concerns and offer an alternative proposal for the APC assignment of EMG and NCS codes in the 2014 OPPS proposed rule; Submitted comments to CMS on the 2014 MPFS and 2014 OPPS proposed rules; Advocated for improvements to complex chronic care coordination codes proposal; Participated on refinement panel to argue for higher work RVUs for EMG and NCS codes.

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

1. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - AAGP urges Congress to replace the current Medicare reimbursement formula with one that more accurately reflects the volume and intensity of services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries and to take action to avert future cuts in Medicare payments to physicians and other health care providers.2. Oppose any cuts in Medicare or Medicaid programs that would adversely impact children and adults with behavioral health disorders. 3. Support the "Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act" (H.R. 1838/S. 755) to amend Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate in 2013 and 2014 to additional physicians with a primary specialty designation of neurology, psychiatry, or obstetrics and gynecology. 4. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education Act" (S.709 / H.R.1307) to combine the existing Medicare benefits for diagnosis and care planning for individuals with Alzheimer's disease into a single package of services. 5. Support elimination of the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for psychiatric hospital care. 6. Support bonus payments under Medicare to clinicians in geriatric specialties.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

1. Support legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be oblicated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which provides up to $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for working for two years in a high-need Health Professions Shortage Area.2. Oppose cuts or changes to the "Afforadable Care Act" that would undermine the potential of the law to make affordable, quality health care coverage more accessible. 3. Support legislative implementation of the recommendations contained in the Institute of Medicine report of July 2012 entitled "The Mental health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?" Those recommendations include loan forgiveness and the designation of a specific entity within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate Federal efforts to develop and strengthen the nation's geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. 4. Support the implementation of school and community-based programs to promote mental health to prevent mental illness and substance abuse, provide early interventions for those exhibiting these conditions, and teach students at all levels to recognize the signs of mental illness and addiction and to seek help when needed. 5. Support S.153/H.R. 274, the "Mental Health First Aid Act" to raise awarness and increase public education on mental illness and addiction disorders. Authorize $20 million in grants to fund Mental Health First Aid training programs arouht the country. 6. Support S.195/H.R.625, the "Mental Health in Schools Act" to aid schools and communities in developing policies to address child and adolescent mental health issues and violence when and if it occurs. 7. Support S.116 and H.R.2734, to reauthorize Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states, 85 institutions of higher education and 38 Tribes or Tribal organizations. 8. Support S.380, the "Children's Trauma Recovery Act" to reauthorize the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 9. Support convening of a White House Conference on Aging. 10. Support legislative proposals to address the lack of health care providers trained to treat older adults with mental disorders. Support proposals dealing directly with incentives to increase the number of specialized providers as well as proposals to increase and enhance research efforts. 11. Support S.1119, the "Positive Aging Act", to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary care and community settings where older adults reside and/or receive services. 12. Support H.R. 1893, the "Keeping All Students Safe Act" to address restraint and seclusion in all schools and preventing problematic behavior through the use of de-escalation techniques, conflict management and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. 13. Support S.689 the "Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act" to improve school-based mental health care while reviewing SAMHSA programs and initiatives. 14. Support the "Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2013" (S.1562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 and funding for its programs. 15. Support the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013" (S.313 / H.R.647) to enable individuals with disabilities to establish ABLE accounts into which they and other could make tax-deferred contributions for essential services. 16. Urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to help advance the goals set forth in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. 17. Support the "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act (S.709 ; H.R.1507) to ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis and their family members receive information about available care options. 18. Support loan forgiveness for health care professionals who enter geriatric specialities.19. Support requirement that federally funded clinical trials involve older adults when appropriate. These clinical trials must also include older adults from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that comprise rapidly expanding portions of the population.

P.L. 111-375 National Alzheimers Project Act, All sections S709/HR1507 Health Outcomes, Planning and Education for Alzheimer's Act, All sections S.1119 Positive Aging Act of 2013, All Sections S.1028 Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013P.L. 111-148/111-152 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - All Sections related to care coordination, transitional care, long term care services and supports access to affordable insurance, establishment of a national voluntary disability insurance program, provisions related to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and caregivers and provisions related to research including the Cures Acceleration Network. Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization All sections Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act. All Sections

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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S.709/HR 1507, the Health, Outcomes, Planning and education for Alzheimer's (HOPE) Act

Client expense: $26,250 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, White House Office