Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act

Connect for Health Act (S.2484/ H.R. 4442) Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488/H.R.3355) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act(H.R.2102/S.1131) Medicare-Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015(S.2382) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act(H.R.2448) Senate Finance Chronic Care Bill States Achieve Medicaid Expansion(SAME)Act(S.2787) Independence at Home Act(S.3130)

Client expense: $166,728 · 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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR556/S313, Prevent Interruptions to Physical Therapy: adding physical therapists to the Medicare locum tenens program; channeling grassroots support for this bill's inclusion in the 21st Century Cures legislation. HR775/S539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services: to repeal the monetary cap on physical therapy for Medicare beneficiaries. HR2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity to allow for Medicare to reimburse all eligible providers--including physical therapists--for care provided via telehealth. HR1650/S1849, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act: to allow Medicare providers to opt out of Medicare on a case-by-case basis to empower patients to chose their provider and how to pay for care. HR2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act and S1996, Commonsense Reporting Act: simplify the process for employer reporting of employees using the ACA Marketplace to purchase health insurance while increasing transparency and disclosure for employees. HR2799/S1465; Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act: to allow for stroke assessment via telehealth regardless of location of the originating site. HR4442/S2484, CONNECT for Health Act of 2016: telehealth reform bill in three parts: 1. allowing for Medicare Advantage to provide telehealth coverage as a basic benefit; 2. allowing stroke assessment via telehealth regardless of originating site; and 3. allow for MIPS providers to be covered for use of telehealth, and allows for HHS Secretary to add additional providers such as physical therapists; Medicare Telehealth Parity Act (H.R.2948) to allow for complete access to care via telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries. Supporting the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act (H.R.5088)to remove physical therapists from the in-office ancillary services exception. Also lobbying for any reforms to veterans health coverage to ensure continued access to community based providers. Evaluate CMS final rules re: MIPS and MPFS

H.R.290-Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2015 H.R.1190-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.1571-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 H.R.2298-Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act H.R.2646-Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R.2799-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.2948-Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R.3081-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 H.R.3288-Strengthening DSH and Medicare Through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015 H.R.3291-Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015 H.R.3292-Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 H.R.3762-Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 H.R.3770-End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 H.R.4059-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.4435-Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 H.R.5273-Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care H.R.5284-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R.5547-Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016 S.141-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.599-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act S.843-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 S.1465-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1549-Care Planning Act of 2015 S.1648-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1778-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.1913-Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 S.2297-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.2525-Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act S.2680-Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S.2985-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 P.L.114-10-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

Client expense: $462,139 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.6-21st Century Cures Act H.R.33-Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act H.R.34-21st Century Cures Act H.R.290-Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2015 H.R.293-To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain transfers used for educational purposes, and for other purposes. H.R.398-Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act H.R.639-Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act H.R.647-Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act H.R.648-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R.836-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R.953-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 H.R.1190-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.1571-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 H.R.1641-Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act H.R.1725-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R.1818-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 H.R.1821-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.1854-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 H.R.1877-Mental Health First Aid Act of 2015 H.R.2050-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R.2298-Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act H.R.2366-Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act H.R.2463-Dispose Responsibly of your Pills (DROP) Act of 2015 H.R.2536-Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act H.R.2603-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.2646-Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R.2799-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.2805-Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R.2850-Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015 H.R.2872-Opioid Addiction Treatment Modernization Act H.R.2948-Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R.3014-Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 H.R.3081-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 H.R.3250-DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015 H.R.3299-Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act H.R.3537-Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015 H.R.3677-Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015 H.R.3680-Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdose Act of 2015 H.R.3681-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act H.R.3682-Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 H.R.3691-Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015 H.R.3762-Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 H.R.3770-End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 H.R.3865-Cradle Act H.R.4059-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.4063-Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Scientific Expertise Act H.R.4150-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act H.R.4365-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 H.R.4435-Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 H.R.4447-Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R.4499-Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act of 2016 H.R.4599-Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 H.R.4641-To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes. H.R.4697-Prevevent Drug Addiction Act of 2016 H.R.4771-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 H.R.4732-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 H.R.5243-Zika Response Appropriations Act H.R.5273-Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care H.R.5284-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R.5547-Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016 H.Res.877-Encouraging each State to enact legislation that increases the likelihood of survival after sudden cardiac arrest in our Nation's schools. S.141-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.425-Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.453-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 S.480-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.524-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 S.599-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act S.636-Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act of 2015 S.707-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 S.711-Mental Health First Act of 2015 S.763-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act S.884-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act S.843-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 S.954-FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act S.993-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 S.1134-Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 S.1392-Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act S.1410-Treatment and Recovery Investment Act S.1431-Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015 S.1446-SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2015 S.1450-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act S.1452-Veterans Emergency Health Safety Net Expansion Act of 2015 S.1455-Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act S.1465-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1475-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act S.1549-Care Planning Act of 2015 S.1648-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1654-Overdose Prevention Act S.1693-To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment, and for other purposes. S.1778-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.1893-Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 S.1913-Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 S.1945-Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2002-Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 S.2045-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S.2256-Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2015 S.2297-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.2525-Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act S.2562-Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act S.2567-Preventing Overprescribing for Pain Act of 2016 S.2578-Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 S.2597-Medicare Mental Health Access Act S.2671-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 S.2680-Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S.2687-Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act S.2932-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 S.2985-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 S. 3407, Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths (MISSION ZERO) Act P.L.114-10-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 P.L.114-324-Justice for All Reauthorization Act

H.R.1725-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R.2799-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.2948-Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R.3081-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.480-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.1465-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1778-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.2873-Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act

Client expense: $462,139 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Connect for Health Act (S.2484/ H.R. 4442) Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488/H.R.3355) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act(H.R.2102/S.1131) Medicare-Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015(S.2382) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act(H.R.2448) Senate Finance Chronic Care Bill States Achieve Medicaid Expansion(SAME)Act(S.2787) Independence at Home Act(S.3130)

Client expense: $175,017 · 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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 1465 / HR 2799: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S. 2484 / HR 4442: CONNECT for Health Act; Section 303 S.3504: CHRONIC Care Act of 2016 HR 2948: Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015, Section 105(a)(1) HR 5122: To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. Preservation of the in-office ancillary exception to the Stark law; urging changes to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $196,982

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Connect for Health Act (S.2484/ H.R. 4442) Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488/H.R.3355) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act(H.R.2102/S.1131) Medicare-Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015(S.2382) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act(H.R.2448) Senate Finance Chronic Care Bill States Achieve Medicaid Expansion(SAME)Act(S.2787) Independence at Home Act(S.3130)

Client expense: $166,728 · 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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 1465 / HR 2799: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S. 2484 / HR 4442: CONNECT for Health Act; Section 303 HR 2948: Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015, Section 105(a)(1) HR 5122: To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. Preservation of the in-office ancillary exception to the Stark law; urging changes to the Meaningful Use Program and Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $170,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 952 - Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act; HR 2799/ S 1465- Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act; HR 3355/ S 488- legislation to allow cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs to be supervised by nurse practitioners.

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

H.R.6-21st Century Cures Act H.R.33-Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act H.R.290-Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2015 H.R.293-To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain transfers used for educational purposes, and for other purposes. H.R.398-Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act H.R.639-Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act H.R.647-Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act H.R.648-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R.836-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R.953-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 H.R.1190-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.1571-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 H.R.1641-Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act H.R.1725-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R.1818-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 H.R.1821-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.1854-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 H.R.1877-Mental Health First Aid Act of 2015 H.R.2050-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R.2298-Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act H.R.2366-Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act H.R.2463-Dispose Responsibly of your Pills (DROP) Act of 2015 H.R.2536-Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act H.R.2603-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.2646-Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R.2799-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.2805-Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R.2850-Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015 H.R.2872-Opioid Addiction Treatment Modernization Act H.R.2948-Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R.3014-Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 H.R.3081-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 H.R.3250-DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015 H.R.3299-Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act H.R.3537-Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015 H.R.3677-Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015 H.R.3680-Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdose Act of 2015 H.R.3681-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act H.R.3682-Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 H.R.3691-Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015 H.R.3762-Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 H.R.3770-End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 H.R.3865-Cradle Act H.R.4059-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.4063-Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Scientific Expertise Act H.R.4150-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act H.R.4365-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 H.R.4435-Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 H.R.4447-Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R.4499-Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act of 2016 H.R.4599-Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 H.R.4641-To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes. H.R.4697-Prevevent Drug Addiction Act of 2016 H.R.4771-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 H.R.4732-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 H.R.5243-Zika Response Appropriations Act H.R.5273-Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care H.R.5284-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R.5547-Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016 S.141-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.425-Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.453-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 S.480-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.524-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 S.599-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act S.636-Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act of 2015 S.707-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 S.711-Mental Health First Act of 2015 S.763-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act S.884-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act S.843-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 S.954-FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act S.993-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 S.1134-Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 S.1392-Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act S.1410-Treatment and Recovery Investment Act S.1431-Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015 S.1446-SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2015 S.1450-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act S.1452-Veterans Emergency Health Safety Net Expansion Act of 2015 S.1455-Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act S.1465-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1475-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act S.1549-Care Planning Act of 2015 S.1648-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1654-Overdose Prevention Act S.1693-To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment, and for other purposes. S.1778-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.1893-Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 S.1913-Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 S.1945-Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2002-Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 S.2045-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S.2256-Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2015 S.2297-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.2525-Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act S.2562-Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act S.2567-Preventing Overprescribing for Pain Act of 2016 S.2578-Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 S.2597-Medicare Mental Health Access Act S.2671-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 S.2680-Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S.2687-Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act S.2932-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 S.2985-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 P.L.114-10-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

H.R.1725-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R.2799-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.2948-Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R.3081-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.480-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.1465-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1778-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015

Client expense: $512,329 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.290-Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2015 H.R.1190-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.1571-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 H.R.2298-Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act H.R.2646-Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R.2799-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.2948-Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R.3081-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 H.R.3288-Strengthening DSH and Medicare Through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015 H.R.3291-Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015 H.R.3292-Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 H.R.3762-Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 H.R.3770-End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 H.R.4059-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.4435-Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 H.R.5273-Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care H.R.5284-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R.5547-Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016 S.141-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.599-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act S.843-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 S.1465-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1549-Care Planning Act of 2015 S.1648-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1778-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.1913-Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 S.2297-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.2525-Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act S.2680-Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S.2985-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 P.L.114-10-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

Client expense: $512,329 · Firm income: Not reported

HR556/S313, Prevent Interruptions to Physical Therapy: adding physical therapists to the Medicare locum tenens program HR775/S539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services: to repeal the monetary cap on physical therapy for Medicare beneficiaries. HR2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity to allow for Medicare to reimburse all eligible providers--including physical therapists--for care provided via telehealth. HR1650/S1849, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act: to allow Medicare providers to opt out of Medicare on a case-by-case basis to empower patients to chose their provider and how to pay for care. HR2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act and S1996, Commonsense Reporting Act: simplify the process for employer reporting of employees using the ACA Marketplace to purchase health insurance while increasing transparency and disclosure for employees. HR2799/S1465; Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act: to allow for stroke assessment via telehealth regardless of location of the originating site. HR4442/S2484, CONNECT for Health Act of 2016: telehealth reform bill in three parts: 1. allowing for Medicare Advantage to provide telehealth coverage as a basic benefit; 2. allowing stroke assessment via telehealth regardless of originating site; and 3. allow for MIPS providers to be covered for use of telehealth, and allows for HHS Secretary to add additional providers such as physical therapists; Medicare Telehealth Parity Act (H.R.2948) to allow for complete access to care via telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries. Supporting the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act (H.R.5088)to remove physical therapists from the in-office ancillary services exception. Also lobbying for any reforms to veterans health coverage to ensure continued access to community based providers.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313). Support grassroots efforts of practitioner members to ask for their representatives to support locum tenens legislation. Advocated for the inclusion of the permanent repeal of the therapy cap as well as support for HR1650 and S1849--a reform of the medicare opt-out provision that includes physical therapists and allows for one-to-one billing relationships between providers and beneficiaries. Also lobbying two bills that PPS has endorsed: a stroke telehealth bill (HR2799/S1465) and bills to simplify employer reporting of health plan coverage under the ACA in order to increase transparency and reduce administrative burdens (HR2712/S1996).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Connect for Health Act (S.2484/ H.R. 4442) Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488/H.R.3355) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act(H.R.2102/S.1131) Medicare-Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015(S.2382) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act(H.R.2448) Meeting with CMMI-Mobile Stroke Units Senate Finance Chronic Care Bill States Achieve Medicaid Expansion(SAME)Act(S.2787)

Client expense: $159,620 · 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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R.1725-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R.2799-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.2948-Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R.3081-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.480-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.1465-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1778-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015

Client expense: $217,135 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.290-Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2015 H.R.1190-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.1571-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 H.R.2298-Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act H.R.2646-Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R.2799-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.2948-Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R.3081-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 H.R.3288-Strengthening DSH and Medicare Through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015 H.R.3291-Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015 H.R.3292-Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 H.R.3762-Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 H.R.3770-End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 H.R.4059-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.4435-Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 H.R.5273-Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care H.R.5284-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R.5547-Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016 S.141-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.599-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act S.843-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 S.1465-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1549-Care Planning Act of 2015 S.1648-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1778-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.1913-Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 S.2297-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.2525-Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act S.2680-Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S.2985-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016

Client expense: $217,135 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.6-21st Century Cures Act H.R.33-Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act H.R.290-Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2015 H.R.293-To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain transfers used for educational purposes, and for other purposes. H.R.398-Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act H.R.639-Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act H.R.647-Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act H.R.648-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R.836-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R.953-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 H.R.1190-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.1571-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 H.R.1641-Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act H.R.1725-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R.1818-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 H.R.1821-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.1854-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 H.R.1877-Mental Health First Aid Act of 2015 H.R.2050-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R.2298-Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act H.R.2366-Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act H.R.2463-Dispose Responsibly of your Pills (DROP) Act of 2015 H.R.2536-Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act H.R.2603-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.2646-Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R.2799-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.2805-Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R.2850-Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015 H.R.2872-Opioid Addiction Treatment Modernization Act H.R.2948-Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R.3014-Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 H.R.3081-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 H.R.3250-DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015 H.R.3299-Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act H.R.3537-Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015 H.R.3677-Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015 H.R.3680-Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdose Act of 2015 H.R.3681-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act H.R.3682-Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 H.R.3691-Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015 H.R.3762-Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 H.R.3770-End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 H.R.3865-Cradle Act H.R.4059-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.4063-Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Scientific Expertise Act H.R.4150-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act H.R.4365-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 H.R.4435-Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 H.R.4447-Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R.4499-Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act of 2016 H.R.4599-Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 H.R.4641-To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes. H.R.4697-Prevevent Drug Addiction Act of 2016 H.R.4771-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 H.R.4732-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 H.R.5243-Zika Response Appropriations Act H.R.5273-Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care H.R.5284-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R.5547-Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016 S.141-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.425-Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.453-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 S.480-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.524-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 S.599-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act S.636-Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act of 2015 S.707-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 S.711-Mental Health First Act of 2015 S.763-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act S.884-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act S.843-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 S.954-FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act S.993-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 S.1134-Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 S.1392-Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act S.1410-Treatment and Recovery Investment Act S.1431-Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015 S.1446-SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2015 S.1450-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act S.1452-Veterans Emergency Health Safety Net Expansion Act of 2015 S.1455-Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act S.1465-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1475-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act S.1549-Care Planning Act of 2015 S.1648-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1654-Overdose Prevention Act S.1693-To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment, and for other purposes. S.1778-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.1893-Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 S.1913-Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 S.1945-Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2002-Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 S.2045-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S.2256-Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2015 S.2297-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.2525-Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act S.2562-Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act S.2567-Preventing Overprescribing for Pain Act of 2016 S.2578-Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 S.2597-Medicare Mental Health Access Act S.2671-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 S.2680-Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S.2687-Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act S.2932-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 S.2985-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016

S. 2511: Improving Health Information Technology Act S. 1465 / HR 2799: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S. 2484: HR 4442: CONNECT for Health Act; Section 303 S. 2978: Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act HR 2948: Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015, Section 105(a)(1) HR 5122: To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. Preservation of the in-office ancillary exception to the Stark law; urging changes to the Meaningful Use Program and Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $280,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

HR556/S313, Prevent Interruptions to Physical Therapy: adding physical therapists to the Medicare locum tenens program HR775/S539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services: to repeal the monetary cap on physical therapy for Medicare beneficiaries. HR2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity to allow for Medicare to reimburse all eligible providers--including physical therapists--for care provided via telehealth. HR1650/S1849, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act: to allow Medicare providers to opt out of Medicare on a case-by-case basis to empower patients to chose their provider and how to pay for care. HR2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act and S1996, Commonsense Reporting Act: simplify the process for employer reporting of employees using the ACA Marketplace to purchase health insurance while increasing transparency and disclosure for employees. HR2799/S1465, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act: to allow for stroke assessment via telehealth regardless of location of the originating site. HR4442/S2484, CONNECT for Health Act of 2016: telehealth reform bill in three parts: 1. allowing for Medicare Advantage to provide telehealth coverage as a basic benefit; 2. allowing stroke assessment via telehealth regardless of originating site; and 3. allow for MIPS providers to be covered for use of telehealth, and allows for HHS Secretary to add additional providers such as physical therapists also lobbying for any reforms to veterans health coverage to ensure continued access to community based providers.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

S. 737/ H.R. 2253: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 849 / H.R. 292: The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act S. 1465 / H.R. 2799: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S. 2118: Ensuring Enhanced Access to Primary Care Act S. 2484/ H.R. 4442: CONNECT for Health Act; Section 303 H.R. 2948: Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015, Section 105(a)(1) Preservation of the in-office ancillary exception to the Stark law; urging changes to the Meaningful Use Program.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $260,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

Connect for Health Act (S.2484/ H.R. 4442) Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488/H.R.3355) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act(H.R.2102/S.1131) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act(H.R.2448) Senate Finance Chronic Care Bill

Client expense: $186,805 · 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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313). Advocated for the permanent repeal of the therapy cap and increasing cosponsors of that legislation, as well for two bills PTPN has endorsed: a stroke telehealth bill (HR2799/S1465) and bills to simplify employer reporting of health plan coverage under the ACA in order to increase transparency and reduce administrative burdens (HR2712/S1996).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 737/ H.R. 2253: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 849 / H.R. 292: The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act S. 1465 / H.R. 2799: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S. 2118: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid and to apply the rate floor to additional providers of primary care services. H.R. 2948: Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015, Section 105(a)(1) Preservation of the in-office ancillary exception to the Stark law; urging changes to the Meaningful Use Program.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

S.141 / H.R. 1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S. 737/ H.R. 2253: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 849 / H.R. 292: The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act S. 1465 / H.R. 2799: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S. 2118: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid and to apply the rate floor to additional providers of primary care services. H.R. 2948: Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015, Section 105(a)(1) Preservation of the in-office ancillary exception to the Stark law; delay of Meaningful Use State 3.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

S. 141 / H.R. 1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S. 849 / H.R. 292: The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act S. 857 / H.R. 1559 Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimers Act of 2015 S. 1465 / H.R. 2799: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S. 737: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 1549: Care Planning Act H.R. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, Title 1 and Section 523. Preservation of the in-office ancillary exception to the Stark law.

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313). Advocated for the inclusion of the permanent repeal of the therapy cap and increasing cosponsors of the bill as well as support for two bills PTPN has endorsed: a stroke telehealth bill (HR2799/S1465) and bills to simplify employer reporting of health plan coverage under the ACA in order to increase transparency and reduce administrative burdens (HR2712/S1996).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313). Support grassroots efforts of practitioner members to ask for their representatives to support locum tenens legislation. Advocated for the inclusion of the permanent repeal of the therapy cap as well as support for HR1650 and S1849--a reform of the medicare opt-out provision that includes physical therapists and allows for one-to-one billing relationships between providers and beneficiaries. Also lobbying two bills that PPS has endorsed: a stroke telehealth bill (HR2799/S1465) and bills to simplify employer reporting of health plan coverage under the ACA in order to increase transparency and reduce administrative burdens (HR2712/S1996).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ACE Kids Act(H.R.546/S.298) Advance Care Planning Codes Care Planning Act of 2015(S.1549) Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799) Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payments System for 2016(CMS-1633-P) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488/H.R.3355) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act(H.R.2102/S.1131) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act(H.R.2448) Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015(S.776) Physician Fee Schedule for 2016(CMS-1631-P)

Client expense: $208,575 · 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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act(H.R.2) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488) Medication Therapy Management Legislation Stage 3 of the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (CMS-3310-P) Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for Acute Care and Long Term Care Hospitals and Fiscal Year 2016 Rates (CMS-1632-P) Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799) Meaningful Use Stage 1 and Stage 2 Modifications Advance Care Planning Codes

Client expense: $337,480 · 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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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

ACE Kids Act(H.R.546/S.298) Advance Care Planning Codes Care Planning Act of 2015(S.1549) Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799) Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payments System for 2016(CMS-1633-P) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488/H.R.3355) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act(H.R.2102/S.1131) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act(H.R.2448) Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015(S.776) Physician Fee Schedule for 2016(CMS-1631-P)

Client expense: $337,480 · 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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Care Planning Act of 2015(S.1549) Drug Pricing Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799) Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payments System for 2016(CMS-1633-P) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488/H.R.3355) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act(H.R.2102/S.1131) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act(H.R.2448) Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015(S.776)

Client expense: $231,228 · 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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Care Planning Act of 2015(S.1549) Drug Pricing Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799) Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payments System for 2016(CMS-1633-P) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488/H.R.3355) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act(H.R.2102/S.1131) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act(H.R.2448) Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015(S.776)

Client expense: $231,228 · 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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Care Planning Act of 2015(S.1549) Drug Pricing Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799) Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payments System for 2016(CMS-1633-P) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488/H.R.3355) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act(H.R.2102/S.1131) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act(H.R.2448) Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015(S.776)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $231,228

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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 737/ H.R. 2253: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 849 / H.R. 292: The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act S. 1465 / H.R. 2799: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S. 2118: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid and to apply the rate floor to additional providers of primary care services. H.R. 2948: Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015, Section 105(a)(1) Preservation of the in-office ancillary exception to the Stark law; urging changes to the Meaningful Use Program.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313) as well as prepared and responded to congressional inquiry during hearing of HR557 by the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee. Advocated for the inclusion of the permanent repeal of the therapy cap and increasing cosponsors of the bill as well as support for HR1650 and S1849--a reform of the medicare opt-out provision that includes physical therapists and allows for one-to-one billing relationships between providers and beneficiaries. Also lobbying on two bills PTPN has endorsed: a stroke telehealth bill (HR2799/S1465) and bills to simplify employer reporting of health plan coverage under the ACA in order to increase transparency and reduce administrative burdens (HR2712/S1996).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Advocated for support of the locum tenens legislation, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 (HR556/S313) as well as prepared and responded to congressional inquiry during hearing of HR556 in the Energy & Commerce, Health Subcommittee. Support grassroots efforts of practitioner members to ask for their representatives to support locum tenens legislation. Advocated for the inclusion of the permanent repeal of the therapy cap as well as support for HR1650 and S1849--a reform of the medicare opt-out provision that includes physical therapists and allows for one-to-one billing relationships between providers and beneficiaries. Also lobbying two bills that PPS has endorsed: a stroke telehealth bill (HR2799/S1465) and bills to simplify employer reporting of health plan coverage under the ACA in order to increase transparency and reduce administrative burdens (HR2712/S1996).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ACE Kids Act(H.R.546/S.298) Advance Care Planning Codes Care Planning Act of 2015(S.1549) Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799) Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payments System for 2016(CMS-1633-P) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488/H.R.3355) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act(H.R.2102/S.1131) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act(H.R.2448) Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015(S.776) Physician Fee Schedule for 2016(CMS-1631-P)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $337,480

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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Promoting research-based initiatives and decision making on legislative issues including: Civil rights and effective movements; Criminal justice reform, including policing, juvenile justice, families of incarcerated parents, sentencing; Higher education including simplifying and/or eliminating the FAFSA, S.1465, the FAST Act, historically black universities, debt free college; Working women and families, including H.R. 2654, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, H.R. 3071, Schedules that Work Act, paid family and medical leave, early childhood education, fairness in scheduling; Social programs such as welfare and Medicaid and its impact on people of color; K-12 education including education as a civil right; Labor including ways to organize workers, paid sick leave, proposed rulemaking to update the regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for white collar employees.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

S.141 / H.R. 1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S. 737/ H.R. 2253: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 849 / H.R. 292: The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act S. 1465 / H.R. 2799: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S. 2118: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid and to apply the rate floor to additional providers of primary care services. H.R. 2948: Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015, Section 105(a)(1) Preservation of the in-office ancillary exception to the Stark law; delay of Meaningful Use State 3.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $170,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

S 289, American Cures Act, Issues pertaining to support for funding biomedical research. H.R. 531, S 318, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act, Issues pertaining to support for funding for NIH. H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures, Issues relating to biomedical research. H.R. 2799, S. 1465, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act, Issues pertaining to telemedicine services.

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

Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act(H.R.2) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488) Medication Therapy Management Legislation Stage 3 of the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (CMS-3310-P) Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for Acute Care and Long Term Care Hospitals and Fiscal Year 2016 Rates (CMS-1632-P) Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799) Meaningful Use Stage 1 and Stage 2 Modifications Advance Care Planning Codes

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $337,480

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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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

S. 141 / H.R. 1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S. 849 / H.R. 292: The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act S. 857 / H.R. 1559 Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimers Act of 2015 S. 1465 / H.R. 2799: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S. 737: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 1549: Care Planning Act H.R. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, Title 1 and Section 523. Preservation of the in-office ancillary exception to the Stark law.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $280,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE