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Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017
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Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require the payment system for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services to feature certain positive annual adjustments equivalent to those made with respect to hospital outpatient department (OPD) services; (2) revise quality reporting requirements to permit publicly available, side-by-side comparisons of quality measures for ASCs and OPDs in the same geographic area; and (3) require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), when excluding requested procedures from the list of those approved to be performed in ASCs, to cite specified reasons for doing so. With respect to excluding procedures from the approved list for ASCs, HHS may not cite as a basis for exclusion that a procedure can only be reported using an unlisted surgical procedure code. (Physicians sometimes use unlisted codes when performing new procedures or services if no existing code is adequately descriptive.)
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Filing registrants (4)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1838/S.1001 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 H.R.1017/S.479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R.4679 - Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2017 H.R.5804 - Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act H.R.5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R.6138 - ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018 H.R.5674 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 H.R.4783/S.2239 - Veterans Deserve Better Act Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $172,085 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for S. 1001 / H.R. 1838 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017. Support for H.R. 6138 - ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018. Sec. XII of CY 2019 OPPS/ ASC Proposed Payment Rule, 83 Fed. Reg. 37046.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
monitor post acute care and other site neutral medicare cuts;support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;support reforming reimbursement for ASCs (HR 1838 and S.1001, HR 6138);monitor legislation affecting hospital not-for-profit status;monitor 340B program;monitor UNOS/HRSA liver transplant protocols
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
support funding for hospital/health care/safety related issues using health information technology;monitor meaningful use for EHR;support legislation on marketbasket inflation for ASCs (HR 1838, S.1001, HR 6138);support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;monitor legislation affecting Medicaid and the 1115 waiver
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support legislative action to remove reference of payment or patient count thresholds from the definition of a Qualifying Alternative Payment Model Participant at Section 1833(z)(2) of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. Support Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 (S. 2015 / H.R. 4206) which reforms existing Stark Law to facilitate the formation of and physician participation in alternative payment models. Support legislation that would deem ordering and reporting professionals who comply with the requirements of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System in compliance with the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria Program. No specific bill. Support the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 (H.R. 1838, S. 1001), legislation that appropriately reflects the cost of care by site of service, including by replacing the CPI-U with the hospital market basket as the index for annually updating ambulatory surgery center Medicare payments. Cosponsor and support passage of legislation that would waive beneficiary cost-sharing when a screening colonoscopy requires the removal of a potentially precancerous polyp. "Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act" (H.R. 1017 / S. 479)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1838/S.1001 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 H.R.1017/S.479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R.4679 - Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2017 H.R.5804 - Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act H.R.5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R.6138 - ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018 H.R.5674 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 H.R.4783/S.2239 - Veterans Deserve Better Act Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs
Client expense: $165,615 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for S. 1001 / H.R. 1838 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017. Support for H.R. 6138 - ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018. Support for Sec. 2004 of H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. Sec. XII of CY 2019 OPPS/ ASC Proposed Payment Rule, 83 Fed. Reg. 37046.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
support funding for hospital/health care/safety related issues using health information technology;monitor meaningful use for EHR;support legislation on marketbasket inflation for ASCs (HR 1838, S.1001, HR 6138);support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;monitor legislation affecting Medicaid and the 1115 waiver
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
monitor post acute care and other site neutral medicare cuts;support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;support reforming reimbursement for ASCs (HR 1838 and S.1001, HR 6138);monitor legislation affecting hospital not-for-profit status;monitor 340B program;monitor UNOS/HRSA liver transplant protocols
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1838/S.1001 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 H.R.1017/S.479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R.4679 - Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2017 H.R.1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R.5804 - Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act H.R.5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R.6138 - ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018 H.R.5674 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 H.R.4783/S.2239 - Veterans Deserve Better Act Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs
Client expense: $225,085 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for S. 1001 / H.R. 1838 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017. Support for H.R. 6138 - ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018. Support for Sec. 2004 of H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
monitor post acute care and other site neutral medicare cuts;support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;support reforming reimbursement for ASCs (HR 1838 and S.1001, HR 6138);monitor legislation affecting hospital not-for-profit status;monitor 340B program;monitor UNOS/HRSA liver transplant protocols
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
support funding for hospital/health care/safety related issues using health information technology;monitor meaningful use for EHR;support legislation on marketbasket inflation for ASCs (HR 1838, S.1001, HR 6138);support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;monitor legislation affecting Medicaid and the 1115 waiver
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support legislative action to remove reference of payment or patient count thresholds from the definition of a Qualifying Alternative Payment Model Participant at Section 1833(z)(2) of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. Support Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 (S. 2015 / H.R. 4206) which reforms existing Stark Law to facilitate the formation of and physician participation in alternative payment models. Support legislation that would deem ordering and reporting professionals who comply with the requirements of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System in compliance with the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria Program. No specific bill. Support the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 (H.R. 1838, S. 1001), legislation that appropriately reflects the cost of care by site of service, including by replacing the CPI-U with the hospital market basket as the index for annually updating ambulatory surgery center Medicare payments. Cosponsor and support passage of legislation that would waive beneficiary cost-sharing when a screening colonoscopy requires the removal of a potentially precancerous polyp. "Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act" (H.R. 1017 / S. 479)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for S. 1001 / H.R. 1838 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1838/S.1001 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 H.R.1017/S.479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R.4679 - Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2017 H.R.1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017 Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs
Client expense: $180,599 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
monitor post acute care and other site neutral medicare cuts;support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;support reforming reimbursement for ASCs (HR 1838 and S.1001);monitor legislation affecting hospital not-for-profit status;monitor 340B program;monitor UNOS/HRSA liver transplant protocols
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
support funding for hospital/health care/safety related issues using health information technology;monitor meaningful use for EHR;support legislation on marketbasket inflation for ASCs (HR 1838, S.1001);support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;monitor legislation affecting Medicaid and the 1115 waiver
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for S. 1001 / H.R. 1838 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
support HR 1156, S. 1133 to reverse restrictions on physician owned hospitals;support legislation to increase reimbursement for ambulatory surgical centers(HR 1838, S.1001;oppose cuts to advanced medical imaging;support legislation regarding implementation of meaningful use for HIT
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
support HR 1156, S.1133 to reverse restrictions on physician owned hospitals;support legislation to increase reimbursement for ambulatory surgical centers (HR1838, S.1001);oppose cuts to advanced medical imaging;support legislation regarding implementation of meaningful use for HIT
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
support funding for hospital/health care/safety related issues using health information technology;monitor meaningful use for EHR;support legislation on marketbasket inflation for ASCs (HR 1838, S.1001);support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;monitor legislation affecting Medicaid and the 1115 waiver
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
monitor post acute care and other site neutral medicare cuts;support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;support reforming reimbursement for ASCs (HR 1838 and S.1001);monitor legislation affecting hospital not-for-profit status;monitor 340B program;monitor UNOS/HRSA liver transplant protocols
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for S. 1001 / H.R. 1838 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
support HR 1156, S.1133 to reverse restrictions on physician owned hospitals;support legislation to increase reimbursement for ambulatory surgical centers (HR1838, S.1001);oppose cuts to advanced medical imaging;support legislation regarding implementation of meaningful use for HIT
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
support HR 1156, S. 1133 to reverse restrictions on physician owned hospitals;support legislation to increase reimbursement for ambulatory surgical centers(HR 1838, S.1001;oppose cuts to advanced medical imaging;support legislation regarding implementation of meaningful use for HIT
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
monitor post acute care and other site neutral medicare cuts;support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;support reforming reimbursement for ASCs (HR 1838 and S.1001);monitor legislation affecting hospital not-for-profit status;monitor 340B program;monitor UNOS/HRSA liver transplant protocols
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
support funding for hospital/health care/safety related issues using health information technology;monitor meaningful use for EHR;support legislation on marketbasket inflation for ASCs (HR 1838, S.1001);support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;monitor legislation affecting Medicaid and the 1115 waiver
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1017 and S. 479 Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (S. 260 / H.R. 849) and the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act (S. 251), which repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 (S. 1001/H.R. 1838) that changes the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) reimbursement update from the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) to the hospital market basket update, which better measures the cost of practicing medicine. Delay and revisit the necessity and value of the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Program for advanced diagnostic imaging (no specific legislation) Ask CMS to give CMS with the regulatory authority to create exceptions under the Stark law to facilitate value-based payment arrangements by supporting legislation that amends the Stark law to allow for the creation of exceptions that: (1) promote care coordination within MIPS; and (2) facilitate physician group practice participation in APMs to improve under the Medicare program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $21,000
2017 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for S. 1001 / H.R. 1838 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues
support HR 1156, S. 1133 to reverse restrictions on physician owned hospitals;support legislation to increase reimbursement for ambulatory surgical centers(HR 1838, S.1001;oppose cuts to advanced medical imaging;support legislation regarding implementation of meaningful use for HIT
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
support HR 1156, S.1133 to reverse restrictions on physician owned hospitals;support legislation to increase reimbursement for ambulatory surgical centers (HR1838, S.1001);oppose cuts to advanced medical imaging;support legislation regarding implementation of meaningful use for HIT
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
monitor post acute care and other site neutral medicare cuts;support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;support reforming reimbursement for ASCs (HR 1838 and S.1001);monitor legislation affecting hospital not-for-profit status;monitor 340B program;monitor UNOS/HRSA liver transplant protocols
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues
support funding for hospital/health care/safety related issues using health information technology;monitor meaningful use for EHR;support legislation on marketbasket inflation for ASCs (HR 1838, S.1001);support HR 1156 and S.1133 on physician owned hospitals;monitor legislation affecting Medicaid and the 1115 waiver
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE