Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act
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Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to ease restrictions on health insurance plans without pediatric dental benefits (an essential health benefit) to allow such insurance to be offered in any service area where a dental plan in the individual or small group market provides pediatric dental benefits, even if the dental plan is not offered on the health insurance exchange.
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2018 · first_quarter · Insurance
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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1210-AB39 - Claims Procedures for Plans providing Disability Benefits HR 3463/S3244 Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act Dental plan rules HR 3746 - Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - insurance exclusion from CFPB S1804/HR 676 -Medicare Reform - age requirements S 1719 The RAISE Family Caregivers Act - National family caregiving strategy Long-term care insurance tax incentives and premium oversight HR 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 - Spending measures S 2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief & Consumer Protection Act - Dodd-Frank Reform HR 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 - Dodd-Frank Act changes HR 3861 - Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 - Role of FIO HR 4061 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 - Standards to mitigate risk HR 4225/S 2241 -Amendment to PPACA regarding state exchanges Tri Agency Rule - hospital indemnity products. HR 1618 - ACA Repeal & Replace - tax reform, DC HIX assessments, affects on supplemental products HR 5059 - State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act - Overlap of federal examination
Client expense: $136,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
1210-AB39 - Claims Procedures for Plans providing Disability Benefits DC HIX Discussion Draft - Amendments to PPACA 2016 - 11788 - Incentive Based Compensation Arrangements Incentive Compensation Proposal - exempt insurance savings & loan companies from incentive-based compensation rule. HR 3463/S3244 Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act Dental plan rules HR 3110/S1463 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act - council membership HR 3746 - Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - insurance exclusion from CFPB S1804/HR 676 -Medicare Reform - age requirements S 1719 The RAISE Family Caregivers Act - National family caregiving strategy Long-term care insurance tax incentives and premium oversight HR 1628 - American Health Care Act - ACA Repeal and Replace HR 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 - Dodd-Frank Act changes HR 4225/S 2241 -Amendment to PPACA regarding state exchanges Tri Agency Rule - hospital indemnity products.
Client expense: $273,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Insurance
1210-AB39 - Claims Procedures for Plans providing Disability Benefits DC HIX Discussion Draft - Amendments to PPACA 2016 - 11788 - Incentive Based Compensation Arrangements Incentive Compensation Proposal - exempt insurance savings & loan companies from incentive-based compensation rule. Tri-agency rule - hospital indemnity products HR 3463/S3244 Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act Dental plan rules HR 3110/S1463 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act - council membership HR 3746 - Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - insurance exclusion from CFPB S1804/HR 676 -Medicare Reform - age requirements S 1719 The RAISE Family Caregivers Act - National family caregiving strategy Long-term care insurance tax incentives and premium oversight HR 1628 - American Health Care Act - ACA Repeal and Replace HR 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 - Dodd-Frank Act changes
Client expense: $245,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act (Upton) - new cures and treatments H.R. 34, 21st Century Cures Act (Upton) - medical innovation, mental health, health information technology, telehealth, opioid funding, privacy H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act (Tiberi) - air ambulance amendments H.R. 691, Telehealth Modernization Act (Matsui-Johnson) - telemedicine H.R. 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Kline) - employee wellness programs H.R. 2300, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) - health reform issues H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (Murphy) - compliance with parity requirements, mental health services H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act (Black) - employer reporting and eligibility verification for ACA subsidies H.R. 2745, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act (Farenthold) - FTC-DOJ rules for reviewing mergers H.R. 3099, RAISE Family Caregivers Act (Harper) - national strategy to support family caregivers H.R. 3463, Aligning Childrens Dental Coverage Act (Griffith-DeGette) - rules for stand-alone dental plans H.R. 4276, Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (Kennedy) - disclosure requirements relating to mental health parity H.R. 4641, Best Practices for Pain Management (Brooks) - HHS Task Force to review, revise, and disseminate best practices for pain management H.R. 4771, HEALTH Act (Franks) - medical liability reforms H.R. 5284, World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act (Sessions) - health reform issues Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment Act (Burr-Hatch-Upton) - health reform issues S. 185, Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (Hatch) - FDA drug approval process S. 466, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act (Stabenow) - pediatric quality measures S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Alexander) - employee wellness programs S. 961, Data Security Act (Carper) - data security S. 1077, Advancing Breakthrough Devices for Patients Act (Burr) - priority review of breakthrough medical devices S. 1427, Quality Measure Alignment Act (Stabenow) - facilitating coordination and alignment between public and private sectors on quality and efficiency measures S. 1719, RAISE Family Caregivers Act (Collins) - national strategy to support family caregivers S. 1996, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - employer reporting and eligibility verification for ACA subsidies S. 2141, TRUST IT Act, (Cassidy) - health IT rating system S. 2646, Veterans Choice Improvement Act (Burr) - veterans health care S. 2680, Mental Health Reform Act (Alexander) - compliance with parity requirements, mental health services S. 2700, FDA and NIH Workforce Authorities Modernization Act (Alexander) - medical innovation amendments S. 2985, World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act (Cassidy) - health reform issues S. 3244, Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act (Roberts-Bennett) - rules for stand-alone dental plans Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; prescription drug pricing; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment (commonly referred to as the 3 Rs); dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Advanced premium tax credit and stand alone dental plans; Affordable Care Act implementation of pediatric dental benefit; H.R. 539, Action for Dental Health Act of 2015; H.R. 3323, Dental and Optometric Care Access Act; H.R. 3463 / S. 3244, Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of Affordable Care Act and related regulations related to the pediatric dental benefit; H.R. 3463, Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act" ; S. 3244, Aligning Childrens Dental Coverage Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3590 (111th Congress) - Patient Protection and Affordability Act (Implementation); ISSUE: General issues related to dental benefits. H.R. 4872 (111th Congress) - Health Care Education Reconciliation Act (Implementation) ISSUE: General issues related to dental benefits. H.R. 3463 and S. 3244, Aligning Children's Dental Act. ISSUE: Provision of dental insurance benefits outside health exchanges.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Dental coverage issues related to the Affordable Care Act, including provider directory requirements as well as S. 3244 & HR 3463, the Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act. Also, monitor issues related to HR 3323, the Dental and Optometric Care Access Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 815 and S.1661: Legislation which removes broker commissions from the MLR calculation in the health reform law. H.R. 30 and S. 40: To restore the traditional 40-hour workweek from 30-hours H.R. 762 and S. 379: To increase the eligibility and effectiveness of the small business tax credit H.R. 928 and S.183: Legislation to eliminate the new national premium tax H.R. 588: Legislation to restore the open-enrollment period for Medicare beneficiaries to make a one-time plan switch to another Medicare Advantage plan or return to traditional Medicare for 90 days after the beginning of each calendar year. H.R. 290: the CARES act, which would change the three-day inpatient hospital admission requirement for Medicare beneficiaries who are in need of skilled nursing facility services to also allow hospital stays under observation status to count. H.R. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1624: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of small employer. Senator Burr, Hatch, and Uptons Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment (CARE) Act which would replace the Affordable Care Act H.R. 876: Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a hospital with an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give each individual entitled to benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance), whom the hospital classifies for more than 24 hours as an outpatient under observation status or any other similar status, an adequate oral and written notification within 36 hours of that classification. H.R. 1533: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes. S. 620 and H.R. 1189: The Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, looks to reaffirm existing law allowing employee wellness programs tied to financial awards H.R. 1547: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 887: Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015, Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit any patient encounter of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center from being treated as such an encounter in determining whether an eligible professional qualifies as a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user. H.R. 1570: To provide for greater transparency and information with respect to Federal expenditures under the Medicaid and CHIP programs in the territories of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 254: Small Business Health Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1270: Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). S. 884: A bill to improve access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes. S. 836: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. S. 839: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the rural add-on payment in the Medicare home health benefit, and for other purposes. S. 844: A bill to repeal the medical device excise tax, and for other purposes. S. 861: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. H.R. 2712 and S. 1996: Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015, bill to ease PPACA employer reporting requirements. S. 1099: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market. S. 1415: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of large employer for purposes of applying the employer mandate. H.R. 879: This bill repeals, effective for taxable years beginning after 2017, the excise tax on the excess benefit portion of high-cost employer-sponsored health care plans. H.R. 2050: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). H.R.2570: Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors of 2015 H.R. 2911 and S. 1697: To provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual health insurance market, and for other purposes. House passed budget resolution for upcoming fiscal year S. 2045: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). S. 2075: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). The bill expresses the sense of the Senate that the revenue loss resulting from the repeal of such excise tax should be offset by corresponding revenue. -H.R.3762: Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 -H.R.2029: The Omnibus Appropriations bill -2015 Reconciliation bill -H.R. 5447 and S. 3060: Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 -H.R. 3463: Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act (ACDC) -H.R. 5589: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insurance plans, and for other purposes. -S. 3244: The legislation clarifies that people outside the public Exchanges can have the same choices for dental coverage as people inside the public Exchanges. -H.R. 2488: Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2015 -H.R. 6184: legislation that would allow seniors enrolled in COBRA coverage to transition to Medicare Part B without a penalty -H.R 2581: Preservation of Access for Seniors in Medicare Advantage Act of 2015 -H.R.173: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage -S.58: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. -H.R.246: A bill to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Advanced premium tax credit and stand alone dental plans; Affordable Care Act implementation of pediatric dental benefit; H.R. 539, Action for Dental Health Act of 2015; H.R. 3323, Dental and Optometric Care Access Act; H.R. 3463 / S. 3244, Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act (Upton) - new cures and treatments H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act (Tiberi) - air ambulance amendments H.R. 691, Telehealth Modernization Act (Matsui-Johnson) - telemedicine H.R. 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Kline) - employee wellness programs H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (Murphy) - compliance with parity requirements, mental health services H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act (Black) - employer reporting and eligibility verification for ACA subsidies H.R. 2745, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act (Farenthold) - FTC-DOJ rules for reviewing mergers H.R. 3099, RAISE Family Caregivers Act (Harper) - national strategy to support family caregivers H.R. 3463, Aligning Childrens Dental Coverage Act (Griffith-DeGette) - rules for stand-alone dental plans H.R. 4276, Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (Kennedy) - disclosure requirements relating to mental health parity H.R. 4641, Best Practices for Pain Management (Brooks) - HHS Task Force to review, revise, and disseminate best practices for pain management H.R. 4771, HEALTH Act (Franks) - medical liability reforms H.R. 5054, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Aderholt) - 21st Century Cures provisions S. 185, Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (Hatch) - FDA drug approval process S. 466, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act (Stabenow) - pediatric quality measures S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (Whitehouse) - prescription opioid abuse S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Alexander) - employee wellness programs S. 961, Data Security Act (Carper) - data security S. 1077, Advancing Breakthrough Devices for Patients Act (Burr) - priority review of breakthrough medical devices S. 1427, Quality Measure Alignment Act (Stabenow) - facilitating coordination and alignment between public and private sectors on quality and efficiency measures S. 1719, RAISE Family Caregivers Act (Collins) - national strategy to support family caregivers S. 1996, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - employer reporting and eligibility verification for ACA subsidies S. 2141, TRUST IT Act, (Cassidy) - health IT rating system S. 2646, Veterans Choice Improvement Act (Burr) - veterans health care S. 2680, Mental Health Reform Act (Alexander) - compliance with parity requirements, mental health services S. 2700, FDA and NIH Workforce Authorities Modernization Act (Alexander) - medical innovation amendments S. 3040, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017 (Blunt) - funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA risk corridors program S. 3244, Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act (Roberts-Bennett) - rules for stand-alone dental plans Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; prescription drug pricing; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment (commonly referred to as the 3 Rs); dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 815 and S.1661: Legislation which removes broker commissions from the MLR calculation in the health reform law. H.R. 30 and S. 40: To restore the traditional 40-hour workweek from 30-hours H.R. 762 and S. 379: To increase the eligibility and effectiveness of the small business tax credit H.R. 928 and S.183: Legislation to eliminate the new national premium tax H.R. 588: Legislation to restore the open-enrollment period for Medicare beneficiaries to make a one-time plan switch to another Medicare Advantage plan or return to traditional Medicare for 90 days after the beginning of each calendar year. H.R. 290: the CARES act, which would change the three-day inpatient hospital admission requirement for Medicare beneficiaries who are in need of skilled nursing facility services to also allow hospital stays under observation status to count. H.R. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1624: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of small employer. Senator Burr, Hatch, and Uptons Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment (CARE) Act which would replace the Affordable Care Act H.R. 876: Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a hospital with an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give each individual entitled to benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance), whom the hospital classifies for more than 24 hours as an outpatient under observation status or any other similar status, an adequate oral and written notification within 36 hours of that classification. H.R. 1533: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes. S. 620 and H.R. 1189: The Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, looks to reaffirm existing law allowing employee wellness programs tied to financial awards H.R. 1547: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 887: Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015, Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit any patient encounter of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center from being treated as such an encounter in determining whether an eligible professional qualifies as a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user. H.R. 1570: To provide for greater transparency and information with respect to Federal expenditures under the Medicaid and CHIP programs in the territories of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 254: Small Business Health Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1270: Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). S. 884: A bill to improve access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes. S. 836: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. S. 839: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the rural add-on payment in the Medicare home health benefit, and for other purposes. S. 844: A bill to repeal the medical device excise tax, and for other purposes. S. 861: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. H.R. 2712 and S. 1996: Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015, bill to ease PPACA employer reporting requirements. S. 1099: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market. S. 1415: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of large employer for purposes of applying the employer mandate. H.R. 879: This bill repeals, effective for taxable years beginning after 2017, the excise tax on the excess benefit portion of high-cost employer-sponsored health care plans. H.R. 2050: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). H.R.2570: Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors of 2015 H.R. 2911 and S. 1697: To provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual health insurance market, and for other purposes. House passed budget resolution for upcoming fiscal year S. 2045: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). S. 2075: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). The bill expresses the sense of the Senate that the revenue loss resulting from the repeal of such excise tax should be offset by corresponding revenue. -H.R.3762: Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 -H.R.2029: The Omnibus Appropriations bill -2015 Reconciliation bill -H.R. 5447 and S. 3060: Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 -H.R. 3463: Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act (ACDC) -H.R. 5589: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insurance plans, and for other purposes. -S. 3244: The legislation clarifies that people outside the public Exchanges can have the same choices for dental coverage as people inside the public Exchanges. -H.R. 2488: Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2015 -H.R. 6184: legislation that would allow seniors enrolled in COBRA coverage to transition to Medicare Part B without a penalty -H.R 2581: Preservation of Access for Seniors in Medicare Advantage Act of 2015
2016 · third_quarter · Insurance
Dental coverage issues related to the Affordable Care Act, including provider directory requirements as well as S. 3244 & HR 3463, the Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act. Also, monitor issues related to HR 3323, the Dental and Optometric Care Access Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of Affordable Care Act and related regulations related to the pediatric dental benefit; H.R. 3463, Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act" ; S. 3244, Aligning Childrens Dental Coverage Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 815 and S.1661: Legislation which removes broker commissions from the MLR calculation in the health reform law. H.R. 30 and S. 40: To restore the traditional 40-hour workweek from 30-hours H.R. 762 and S. 379: To increase the eligibility and effectiveness of the small business tax credit H.R. 928 and S.183: Legislation to eliminate the new national premium tax H.R. 588: Legislation to restore the open-enrollment period for Medicare beneficiaries to make a one-time plan switch to another Medicare Advantage plan or return to traditional Medicare for 90 days after the beginning of each calendar year. H.R. 290: the CARES act, which would change the three-day inpatient hospital admission requirement for Medicare beneficiaries who are in need of skilled nursing facility services to also allow hospital stays under observation status to count. H.R. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1624: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of small employer. Senator Burr, Hatch, and Uptons Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment (CARE) Act which would replace the Affordable Care Act H.R. 876: Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a hospital with an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give each individual entitled to benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance), whom the hospital classifies for more than 24 hours as an outpatient under observation status or any other similar status, an adequate oral and written notification within 36 hours of that classification. H.R. 1533: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes. S. 620 and H.R. 1189: The Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, looks to reaffirm existing law allowing employee wellness programs tied to financial awards H.R. 1547: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 887: Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015, Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit any patient encounter of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center from being treated as such an encounter in determining whether an eligible professional qualifies as a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user. H.R. 1570: To provide for greater transparency and information with respect to Federal expenditures under the Medicaid and CHIP programs in the territories of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 254: Small Business Health Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1270: Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). S. 884: A bill to improve access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes. S. 836: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. S. 839: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the rural add-on payment in the Medicare home health benefit, and for other purposes. S. 844: A bill to repeal the medical device excise tax, and for other purposes. S. 861: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. H.R. 2712 and S. 1996: Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015, bill to ease PPACA employer reporting requirements. S. 1099: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market. S. 1415: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of large employer for purposes of applying the employer mandate. H.R. 879: This bill repeals, effective for taxable years beginning after 2017, the excise tax on the excess benefit portion of high-cost employer-sponsored health care plans. H.R. 2050: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). H.R.2570: Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors of 2015 H.R. 2911 and S. 1697: To provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual health insurance market, and for other purposes. House passed budget resolution for upcoming fiscal year S. 2045: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). S. 2075: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). The bill expresses the sense of the Senate that the revenue loss resulting from the repeal of such excise tax should be offset by corresponding revenue. -H.R.3762: Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 -H.R.2029: The Omnibus Appropriations bill -2015 Reconciliation bill -H.R. 5447 and S. 3060: Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 -H.R. 3463: Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act (ACDC) -H.R. 5589: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insurance plans, and for other purposes. -S. 3244: The legislation clarifies that people outside the public Exchanges can have the same choices for dental coverage as people inside the public Exchanges. -H.R. 2488: Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2015
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| Johnny Isakson | Republican | GA |
| Kelly Ayotte | Republican | NH |
| Michael F. Bennet | Democratic | CO |
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $1,710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office