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Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2015
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Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with an eligible professional, regardless of whether the professional is a participating or non-participating physician or practitioner, for any item or service covered by Medicare. Such beneficiaries may submit a claim for Medicare payment in the amount that would otherwise apply, except that, where the professional is considered to be non-participating, payment shall be paid as if the professional were participating. An "eligible professional" is a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse-midwife, clinical social worker, clinical psychologist, physical or occupational therapist, qualified speech-language pathologist, or qualified audiologist. A Medicare beneficiary must agree in writing in such a contract to: (1) pay the eligible professional for a Medicare-covered item or service; and (2) submit, in lieu of the eligible professional, a claim for Medicare payment. However, a beneficiary maynegotiate, as a term of the contract, for the eligible professional to file such claims on the beneficiary's behalf. The bill preempts state laws from limiting the amount of charges for physician and practitioner services for which Medicare payment is made.
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Filing registrants (2)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
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
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Health Issues
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
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
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
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
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
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
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
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
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
2015 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S 1945- Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 Improving access to mental health care S 599- Improving access to emergency inpatient psychiatric care Improving access and quality to developmental health care services HR 1650, S 1849- Medicare Patient Empowerment Act Holding beneficiaries harmless for Part B premium increase and the deductible HR 3160- The Health Insurance for Former Foster Care Youth Act of 2015 HR 2635, S 1961- Improving the Treatment of US Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act Puerto Rico Fiscal situation Medicaid funding and benefits Medicare funding, benefits, policy, eligibility age, means tests
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S 1945- Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 Improving access to mental health care S 599- Improving access to emergency inpatient psychiatric care Improving access and quality to developmental health care services HR 1650, S 1849- Medicare Patient Empowerment Act Holding beneficiaries harmless for Part B premium increase and the deductible HR 3160- The Health Insurance for Former Foster Care Youth Act of 2015 HR 2635, S 1961- Improving the Treatment of US Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act Puerto Rico Fiscal situation Medicaid funding and benefits Medicare funding, benefits, policy, eligibility age, means tests
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| KY |
| Roger F. Wicker | Republican | MS |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | MO |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office