Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017
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Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise payment rules for graduate medical education (GME) costs with respect to a hospital that establishes a new medical residency training program. With respect to a hospital that has not entered into a GME affiliation agreement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall establish the hospital's full-time equivalent (FTE) resident amount only after determining that the hospital's medical residency training program trains more than 1.0 FTE resident in a cost reporting period. In the case of a hospital with an approved FTE resident amount based on the training of no more than 1.0 FTE resident in a cost reporting period before October 1, 1997, or 3.0 FTE residents in a cost reporting period after that date, CMS shall provide the hospital an opportunity to have its FTE resident amount reestablished when the hospital begins training FTE residents in excess of the applicable threshold. Current law limits the number, subject to the application of certain adjustments, of FTE residents a hospital may have in allopathic and osteopathic medicine for purposes of Medicare payment. The bill specifies that CMS shall determine a hospital's limitation adjustment only after determining that the hospital's medical residency training program trains more than 1.0 FTE residents in a cost reporting period. In the case of a hospital with a limitation adjustment based on the training of no more than 1.0 FTE resident in a cost reporting period before October 1, 1997, or 3.0 FTE residents in a cost reporting period after that date, CMS shall provide the hospital an opportunity to have its adjustment re-determined when the hospital begins training FTE residents in excess of the applicable threshold.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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2019 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-Graduate Medical Education Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act, H.R. 284 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, H.R. 4552/S. 1291 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2018, H.R. 6056 Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2017, H.R. 2267/ S. 1301 Restoring Rural Residencies Act, S. 455 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018, S. 3014 HRSA THCGME Program Creating Access to Residency Education (CARE) Act of 2018, H.R. 7233 Opioid Workforce Act of 2018, H.R. 5818/ S. 2843 Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act (S. 192) Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019, H.R. 1358 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 (H.R. 1763/ S. 348) Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2019, S. 289 Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2019, S. 304
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Issues related to immigration and high-skilled immigration, including the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 (H.R. 392 / S. 281), the DREAM Act (S. 1291), the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2019 (H.R. 6776 / S. 3109), and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Client expense: $3,710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-Graduate Medical Education; HRSA THCGME Program; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, H.R. 4552/S. 1291; Restoring Rural Residencies Act, S. 455; Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2017, H.R. 2267/S. 1301; Opioid Workforce Act of 2018, H.R. 5818/S. 2843; Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018, S. 3014; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2018, H.R. 6056; Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, H.R. 6; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act, H.R. 284; Creating Access to Residency Education (CARE) Act of 2018, H.R. 7233
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-Graduate Medical Education; HRSA THCGME Program; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, H.R. 4552/S. 1291; Restoring Rural Residencies Act, S. 455; Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2017, H.R. 2267/S. 1301; Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018, H.R. 5102/S. 2524; Opioid Workforce Act of 2018, H.R. 5818/S. 2843; Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act, H.R. 2574/S. 3095; Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018, S. 3014; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2018, H.R. 6056; Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, H.R. 6; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act, H.R. 284
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-Graduate Medical Education; HRSA THCGME Program; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act, H.R. 284/S. 1291; Restoring Rural Residencies Act, S. 455; Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2017, H.R. 2267/S. 1301; Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017, H.R. 3394/S. 1754.; Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018 (H.R. 5102/S. 2524); Opioid Workforce Act of 2018, H.R. 5818/S. 2843
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-Graduate Medical Education; HRSA THCGME Program; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act, H.R. 284/S. 1291; Restoring Rural Residencies Act, S. 455; Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2017, H.R. 2267/S. 1301; Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017, H.R. 3394/S. 1754.; Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018 (H.R. 5102/S. 2524)
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (S. 1291/H.R. 4552).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (S. 1291/ H.R. 4552).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act (S.1291; HR 284)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbied to support legislation to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement. Introduced 6/6/17 in Senate as S1291 and in 12/5/17 in House as 4552.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied to support legislation to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement. Introduced 6/6/17 in Senate as S1291 and 12/5/17 in House as HR4552.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Graduate Medical Education Affordable Care Act Teaching Health Centers Reauthorization Primary Care Exception Under Teaching Physician Regulation Rural Graduate Medical Education S.455 Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2016 Regulations & sub-regulatory issue re: Teaching Physician Regulation S.1291, H.R.4552 Advancing Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017 The Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018, S.3014
Client expense: $59,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-152 Affordable Care Act. All provisions related to implementation of health care reform including the Medicare and Medicaid programs, tax and insurance policies, graduate medical education, biomedical research, public and preventative health measures, and other policies concerning hospitals, physicians, health plans, employers and individuals. P.L. 115-120 Making Further Appropriations for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2018 and for other purposes. All provisions related to the Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicare Rural Hospital payments. H.R. 1892 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. All provisions related to the Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicare, Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments, biomedical research and medical education. H.R. 1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. All provisions related to the Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicare, Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments, biomedical research and medical education. H.R. 4392 To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. All Provisions. S 2312 Helping Ensure Low-Income Patients Have Access to Care and Treatment Act. All provisions related to the 340B drug discount program. H.R. 4710 Pause Act. All provisions related to the 340B drug discount program. H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act. All provisions related to Opioids. H.R. 5818 The Opioid Workforce Act of 2018. All provisions. S. 2843 The Opioid Workforce Act of 2018. All provisions. S. 1291 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017. All provisions. H.R. 4552 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017. All provisions. Ochsner Nominee for the Physician-Focused Payment Technical Advisory Committee. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule related to Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 applying site neutral payment policy to exempted off-campus hospital out-patient departments. All Provisions. Development of Value Based Payment Programs Digital Medicine/Health Programs
2018 · third_quarter · Immigration
Issues related to immigration and high-skilled immigration, including the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 (H.R. 392), the DREAM Act (S. 1291), the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2019 (H.R. 6776 / S. 3109), and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Client expense: $3,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-Graduate Medical Education; HRSA THCGME Program; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, H.R. 4552/S. 1291; Restoring Rural Residencies Act, S. 455; Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2017, H.R. 2267/S. 1301; Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018, H.R. 5102/S. 2524; Opioid Workforce Act of 2018, H.R. 5818/S. 2843; Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act, H.R. 2574/S. 3095; Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018, S. 3014; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2018, H.R. 6056; Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, H.R. 6; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act, H.R. 284
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (S. 1291/ H.R. 4552).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (S. 1291/H.R. 4552).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act (S.1291; HR 284)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-152 Affordable Care Act. All provisions related to implementation of health care reform including the Medicare and Medicaid programs, tax and insurance policies, graduate medical education, biomedical research, public and preventative health measures, and other policies concerning hospitals, physicians, health plans, employers and individuals. P.L. 115-120 Making Further Appropriations for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2018 and for other purposes. All provisions related to the Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicare Rural Hospital payments. H.R. 1892 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. All provisions related to the Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicare, Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments, biomedical research and medical education. H.R. 1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. All provisions related to the Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicare, Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments, biomedical research and medical education. H.R. 4392 To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. All Provisions. S 2312 Helping Ensure Low-Income Patients Have Access to Care and Treatment Act. All provisions related to the 340B drug discount program. H.R. 4710 Pause Act. All provisions related to the 340B drug discount program. H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act. All provisions related to Opioids. H.R. 5818 The Opioid Workforce Act of 2018. All provisions. S. 2843 The Opioid Workforce Act of 2018. All provisions. S. 1291 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017. All provisions. H.R. 4552 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017. All provisions. Ochsner Nominee for the Physician-Focused Payment Technical Advisory Committee. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule related to Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 applying site neutral payment policy to exempted off-campus hospital out-patient departments. All Provisions.
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 4143, Dialysis Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists, Treatment, and Services (PATIENTS) Demonstration Act of 2017, all provisions S. 2065, Dialysis Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists, Treatment, and Services (PATIENTS) Demonstration Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4554, Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 6309, Allowing Working Seniors to Keep Their Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 6733, Know the Cost Act of 2018, all provisions S. 2553, Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018, all provisions S. 3120, Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018, provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid S. 2904, Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth Act, provision relating to telehealth definition S. 2910, Telehealth for Children's Access to Services and Treatment (TeleCAST) Act, provision relating to telehealth definition H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, all provisions S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, all provisions H.R. 2687, Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act, all provisions S. 1169, Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act, all provisions S. 1291, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1016, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017, provisions relating to telehealth Medicare program: Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization (MACRA) implementation Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Medicare program: Regulatory Relief Medicare program: Quality Payment Program (QPP)/Interoperability Medicare program: QPP cost measures Medicare program: Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) clinical lab issues/physician office labs Medicare program: Part B drug reimbursement Medicare program: Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)/Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Medicare program: Appropriate Use Criteria Medicare program: Health IT Medicare program: Office visit codes Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: Accountable Care Organization (ACO)/Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education (GME) Medicare program: 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Medicare program: Drug pricing/Competitive Acquisition Program, Part B to Part D, Medicare Advantage Step Therapy Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Clinical laboratory fee schedule cuts Medicare program: Evaluation & Management Codes Medicare program: Misvalued codes Medicare program: Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)/Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Payment System Medicare program: Prior Authorization Medicare program: Electronic Health Records (EHR) Medicare program: Inpatient Prospective Payment System Medicare program: Diabetes/payment Medicare program: Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Opioids Medicare program: Smart Cards Medicare program: Value-based arrangements Medicare program: Evaluation and Management proposals Medicare program: Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC)/model approval process Medicare program: Medicare Advantage Qualifying Payment Arrangement Incentive (MAQI) demonstration Medicare program: Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) Medicare and Medicaid programs: Appropriate Use Criteria Medicare and Medicaid programs: Cybersecurity Medicare and Medicaid programs: Stark/Anti-Kickback/Value-based arrangements Medicare and Medicaid programs: Electronic Health Records/certification Medicare and Medicaid programs: Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS)/Medicare Enrollment/Revocations/Revalidations Medicaid program: Marylands Medicaid Demonstration Waiver Amendment
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Graduate Medical Education Affordable Care Act American Health Care Act HR 1628 Teaching Health Centers Reauthorization Primary Care Exception Under Teaching Physician Regulation Rural Graduate Medical Education S.455 Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2016 Regulations & sub-regulatory issue re: Teaching Physician Regulation S.1291, H.R.4552 Advancing Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017 The Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018, S.3014
Client expense: $56,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbied to support legislation to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement. Introduced 6/6/17 in Senate as S1291 and in 12/5/17 in House as 4552.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied to support legislation to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement. Introduced 6/6/17 in Senate as S1291 and 12/5/17 in House as HR4552.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. J. Res. 16 a joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the independent payment Medicare advisory board H.J. Res 51/S. J. Res 17 Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal H.R 1995 Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act H.R. 1038/S. 413 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending H.R. 1072/S. 222 Obamacare Replacement Act H.R. 1148/S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act H.R. 1953/S. 830 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2267/S. 1301 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 2556/S. 1016 CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2797/S. 1334 Patient Choice and Quality Care Act H.R. 2824 Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents Through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act H.R. 284 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 2953/S. 2164 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3044 to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees H.R. 3059/S. 1441 Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 3124/S. 1299 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 3168 to provide continued access to Medicare Advantage plans for special needs H.R. 3224 Critical Access and Rural Equity Act H.R. 3245 Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Act H.R. 3263 to extend the Medicare independence at home medical demonstration program H.R. 3358/S. 1771 Fiscal Year 2018 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Bill H.R. 3394 Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act H.R. 3447 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act H.R. 3726 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3728 Empowering Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act H.R. 3820/S. 977 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act H.R. 3862 National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act H.R. 3921 Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 3922 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 4541 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation and Keep Insurance Delivery Stable H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act H.R. 4619 to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620 Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act H.R. 4006 Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 H.R. 4520 to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017 H.R. 4552/S. 1291 Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4105 to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project H.R. 592/S. 109 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 741/S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 766 Amend Title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth in Medicare H.R. 849/S. 260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act H.R. 908 Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act H.R.3727 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes H.R. 4206/S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Introduction of the Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act Introduction of the Stark Law Modernization Act of 2017 Pub L. 114-198 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Pub L. 115-31 Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act Pub L. 115-80 National Clinical Care Commission Act Pub. L. 102-143 Telephone Consumer Protection Act Pub. L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Pub. L. 111-5 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Pub. L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Pub. L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Pub. L. 114-270 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO) Pub L. 115-63 Disaster Relief and Airway Extension Act Pub. L. 115-96 2018 Continuing Resolution Reintroduction of TELE-MED Act of 2015 S. 1754 Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act S. 1827 Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act S. 1829 Strong Families Act S. 1859 Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1899 to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps S. 1967 Mandate Relief Act S. 191 Patient Freedom Act S. 251 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act S. 309 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act S. 464 Independence at Home Act S. 787 Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act S. 1978 Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H. Res. 142/S. Res. 63 National Obesity Care Week Resolution S. Res. 325 National Obesity Care Week Resolution S. J. Res. 16 a joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the independent payment Medicare advisory board H.J. Res 51/S. J. Res 17 Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal H.R 1995 Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act H.R. 1004 Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 1009/S. 676 OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 1038/S. 413 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending H.R. 1072/S. 222 Obamacare Replacement Act H.R. 1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act H.R. 1121 Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act H.R. 1148/S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R. 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act H.R. 1267/S. 482 Personal Health Investment Today Act H.R. 1304 Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1313 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1554 Jessie's Law H.R. 1565 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act H.R. 1703 Medical Product Communications Act H.R. 184 Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 1953/S. 830 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2267/S. 1301 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 246/S. 183 Jobs and Premium Protection Act H.R. 2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 2556/S. 1016 CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2797/S. 1334 Patient Choice and Quality Care Act H.R. 2824 Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents Through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act H.R. 284 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 2953/S. 2164 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3044 to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees H.R. 3059/S. 1441 Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 3120 to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests H.R. 3124/S. 1299 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 3168 to provide continued access to Medicare Advantage plans for special needs H.R. 3224 Critical Access and Rural Equity Act H.R. 3245 Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Act H.R. 3263 to extend the Medicare independence at home medical demonstration program H.R. 3358/S. 1771 Fiscal Year 2018 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Bill H.R. 3394 Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act H.R. 3447 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act H.R. 3545 Overdoes Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3726 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3728 Empowering Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act H.R. 3820/S. 977 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act H.R. 3862 National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act H.R. 3921 Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 3922 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 4541 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation and Keep Insurance Delivery Stable H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act H.R. 4616 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619 to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620 Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act H.R. 4006 Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 H.R. 4200/S. 2052 Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act H.R. 4520 to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017 H.R. 4552/S. 1291 Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4105 to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project H.R. 592/S. 109 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 706 Plan Verification and Fairness Act H.R. 741/S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 749 Lower Drug Costs Through Competition Act H.R. 766 Amend Title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth in Medicare H.R. 849/S. 260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act H.R. 908 Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act H.R. 998 Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R.3545 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R.3727 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes H.R. 4206/S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Introduction of the Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act Introduction of the Stark Law Modernization Act of 2017 Pub L. 114-198 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Pub L. 115-31 Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act Pub L. 115-80 National Clinical Care Commission Act Pub. L. 102-143 Telephone Consumer Protection Act Pub. L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Pub. L. 111-5 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Pub. L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Pub. L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Pub. L. 114-270 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO) Pub. L. 114-328 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year Pub. L. 114-329 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act Pub L. 115-63 Disaster Relief and Airway Extension Act Pub. L. 115-96 2018 Continuing Resolution Pub. L. 115-97 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Reintroduction of TELE-MED Act of 2015 S. 108 Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 297 Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act S. 1754 Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act S. 1827 Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act S. 1829 Strong Families Act S. 1850 Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (The Legacy Act) S. 1859 Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1899 to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps S. 1967 Mandate Relief Act S. 191 Patient Freedom Act S. 251 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act S. 309 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act S. 464 Independence at Home Act H .R. 1933/S. 761 Health Care Options Act of 2017 S. 787 Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act S. 1978 Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act S. Con. Res. 3 Budget Resolution
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
Issues related to immigration and high-skilled immigration, including the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 (H.R. 392), the DREAM Act (S. 1291), and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Client expense: $3,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-Graduate Medical Education; HRSA THCGME Program; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act, H.R. 284/S. 1291; Restoring Rural Residencies Act, S. 455; Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2017, H.R. 2267/S. 1301; Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017, H.R. 3394/S. 1754.; Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018 (H.R. 5102/S. 2524); Opioid Workforce Act of 2018, H.R. 5818/S. 2843
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act (S.1291; HR 284)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (S. 1291/ H.R. 4552).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (S. 1291/H.R. 4552).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-Graduate Medical Education; HRSA THCGME Program; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act, H.R. 284/S. 1291; Restoring Rural Residencies Act, S. 455; Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2017, H.R. 2267/S. 1301; Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017, H.R. 3394/S. 1754.; Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018 (H.R. 5102/S. 2524)
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology, all provisions S. 1732, Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act, all provisions S. 2904, Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth Act, all provisions S. 2910, Telehealth for Children's Access to Services and Treatment (TeleCAST) Act, all provisions S. 2707, Informing Seniors about Opioids Act of 2018, all provisions S. 2900, Comprehensive Screenings for Seniors Act of 201, all provisions H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, all provisions S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, all provisions S. 2908, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 4552, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1291, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 284, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 5605, Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act, all provisions H.R. 5801, Medicaid Providers Are Required To Note Experiences in Record Systems to Help In-need Patients (PARTNERSHIP) Act, all provisions H.R. 5797, Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Responsible in its Execution (IMD CARE) Act, all provisions H.R. 5800, Medicaid Institutes for Mental Disease Are Decisive in Delivering Inpatient Treatment for Individuals but Opportunities for Needed Access are Limited without Information Needed about Facility Obligations (IMD ADDITIONAL INFO) Act, all provisions H.R. 5799, Medicaid Drug Review, Utilization, Good Governance (DRUG) Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5603, Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act, all provisions H.R. 5808, Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5685, Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5675, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors under the Medicare program to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries, all provisions H.R. 1925, At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 3192, CHIP Mental Health Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 4005, Medicaid Reentry Act, all provisions H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act, all provisions H.R. 5477, Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services (DOCS) Act, all provisions H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5583, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require States to annually report on certain adult health quality measures, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 5684, Protecting Seniors From Opioid Abuse Act, all provisions H.R. 5776, Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment (MOST) Act, all provisions H.R. 5789, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage protections for pregnant and post-partum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 5810, Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged (HOME) Act, all provisions H.R. 5716, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors (COMPASS) Act, all provisions H.R. 5773, Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors (PASS) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5775, Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources (PROPER) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5798, Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act, all provisions H.R. 5686, Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees (CHOICE) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 6138, Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Transparency Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals (COACH) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 4206, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017, all provisions S. 2051, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4143, Dialysis Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists, Treatment, and Services (PATIENTS) Demonstration Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4554, Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 2788, Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 2687, Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act, all provisions S. 1169, Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act, all provisions S. 1291, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, all provisions Medicare program: Draft legislation relating to the prescribing of opioids for individuals eligible for Medicare Part A & B Medicare program: Creating Access to Residency Education Act (draft bill) Medicare program: Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization (MACRA) implementation Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/quality, cost, interoperability, improvement activities Medicare program: MIPS quality measure reporting period Medicare program: Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA)/clinical testing reimbursement Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: APMs/PTAC Medicare program: Medicare Shared Savings Program Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education (GME) Medicare program: Electronic prescribing of controlled substances Medicare program: Regulatory Relief Medicare program: Self-referral Medicare program: Anti-kickback Medicare program: Program Integrity - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) Medicare program: Regulatory Relief - E & M Guidelines Medicare program: Virtual Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)/Telehealth/remote patient monitoring Medicare program: Drug pricing transparency Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Prior authorization Medicare program: Documentation errors Medicare program: Health Information Technology burdens Medicare program: Cybersecurity Medicare program: Interoperability Medicare program: Group Purchasing Organizations/Stark Laws Medicare program: Substance abuse disorder/quality, research Medicare program: Electronic payments Medicare program: Electronic clinical attachments Medicare program: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring Medicare program: Physician billing/MACs Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: PECOS/Medicare Enrollment/Revocations/Revalidations Medicare program: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Misvalued codes Medicare program: Pharmacy Benefits Manager
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-152 Affordable Care Act. All provisions related to implementation of health care reform including the Medicare and Medicaid programs, tax and insurance policies, graduate medical education, biomedical research, public and preventative health measures, and other policies concerning hospitals, physicians, health plans, employers and individuals. P.L. 115-120 Making Further Appropriations for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2018 and for other purposes. All provisions related to the Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicare Rural Hospital payments. H.R. 1892 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. All provisions related to the Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicare, Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments, biomedical research and medical education. H.R. 1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. All provisions related to the Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicare, Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments, biomedical research and medical education. H.R. 4392 To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. All Provisions. S 2312 Helping Ensure Low-Income Patients Have Access to Care and Treatment Act. All provisions related to the 340B drug discount program. H.R. 4710 Pause Act. All provisions related to the 340B drug discount program. H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act. All provisions related to Opioids. H.R. 5818 The Opioid Workforce Act of 2018. All provisions. S. 2843 The Opioid Workforce Act of 2018. All provisions. S. 1291 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017. All provisions. H.R. 4552 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017. All provisions.
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied to support legislation to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement. Introduced 6/6/17 in Senate as S1291.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbied to support legislation to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement. Introduced 6/6/17 in Senate as S1291.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Graduate Medical Education Affordable Care Act American Health Care Act HR 1628 Teaching Health Centers Reauthorization Primary Care Exception Under Teaching Physician Regulation Rural Graduate Medical Education S.455 Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2016 Regulations & sub-regulatory issue re: Teaching Physician Regulation S.1291, H.R.4552 Advancing Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017 The Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 (draft), Now S.3014
Client expense: $56,176 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbied to support legislation to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement. Introduced 6/6/17 in Senate as S1291.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied to support legislation to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement. Introduced 6/6/17 in Senate as S1291.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
Issues related to immigration and high-skilled immigration, including the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 (H.R. 392), the DREAM Act (S. 1291), and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Client expense: $3,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-Graduate Medical Education; HRSA THCGME Program; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act, H.R. 284/S. 1291; Restoring Rural Residencies Act, S. 455; Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2017, H.R. 2267/S. 1301; Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017, H.R. 3394/S. 1754.; Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018 (H.R. 5102/S. 2524)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (S. 1291/H.R. 4552).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (S. 1291/ H.R. 4552).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Graduate Medical Education Affordable Care Act American Health Care Act HR 1628 Teaching Health Centers Reauthorization Primary Care Exception Under Teaching Physician Regulation Rural Graduate Medical Education S.455 Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2016 Regulations & sub-regulatory issue re: Teaching Physician Regulation S.1291, H.R.4552 Advancing Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017 The Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 (draft)
Client expense: $57,379 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act (S.1291; HR 284)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. J. Res. 16 a joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the independent payment Medicare advisory board H.J. Res 51/S. J. Res 17 Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal H.R 1995 Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act H.R. 1004 Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 1009/S. 676 OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 1038/S. 413 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending H.R. 1148/S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R. 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act H.R. 1554 Jessie's Law H.R. 1565 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act H.R. 1953/S. 830 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2267/S. 1301 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 246/S. 183 Jobs and Premium Protection Act H.R. 2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 2556/S. 1016 CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2797/S. 1334 Patient Choice and Quality Care Act H.R. 284 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 2953/S. 2164 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3044 to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees H.R. 3059/S. 1441 Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 3120 to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests H.R. 3124/S. 1299 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 3168 to provide continued access to Medicare Advantage plans for special needs H.R. 3224 Critical Access and Rural Equity Act H.R. 3245 Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Act H.R. 3263 to extend the Medicare independence at home medical demonstration program H.R. 3394 Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act H.R. 3447 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act H.R. 3726 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3728 Empowering Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act H.R. 3820/S. 977 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act H.R. 3862 National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act H.R. 3921 Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 3922 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 4541 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation and Keep Insurance Delivery Stable H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act H.R. 4618 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619 to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620 Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act H.R. 4006 Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 H.R. 4520 to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017 H.R. 4552/S. 1291 Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4105 to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project H.R. 4841 Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act H.R. 592/S. 109 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 741/S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 766 Amend Title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth in Medicare H.R. 849/S. 260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act H.R. 908 Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act H.R. 998 Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R. 2687/S. 1169 Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act H.R.3727 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes H.R. 4206/S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Pub L. 114-198 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Pub. L. 115-120 Fiscal Year 2018 Continuing Resolution Pub L. 115-123 Bipartisan Budget Act Pub L. 115-141 Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act Pub. L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Pub. L. 111-5 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Pub. L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Pub. L. 114-255 21st Century Cures Act Pub. L. 114-270 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO) Pub L. 115-63 Disaster Relief and Airway Extension Act Reintroduction of TELE-MED Act of 2015 S. 1754 Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act S. 1827 Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act S. 1859 Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1899 to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps S. 251 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act S. 309 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act S. 464 Independence at Home Act S. 787 Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act S. 1978 Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act S. Con. Res. 3 Budget Resolution H.R. 3545 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act S.1850 Jessie's Law H.R. 4206/S.2501 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S. J. Res. 16 a joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the independent payment Medicare advisory board H.J. Res 51/S. J. Res 17 Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal H.R 1995 Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act H.R. 1004 Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 1009/S. 676 OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 1038/S. 413 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending H.R. 1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act H.R. 1121 Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act H.R. 1148/S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R. 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act H.R. 1267/S. 482 Personal Health Investment Today Act H.R. 1304 Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1313 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1554 Jessie's Law H.R. 1565 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act H.R. 1703 Medical Product Communications Act H.R. 184 Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 1876 Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 1953/S. 830 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2267/S. 1301 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 246/S. 183 Jobs and Premium Protection Act H.R. 2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 2556/S. 1016 CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2797/S. 1334 Patient Choice and Quality Care Act H.R. 284 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 2953/S. 2164 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3044 to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees H.R. 3059/S. 1441 Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 3120 to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests H.R. 3124/S. 1299 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 3168 to provide continued access to Medicare Advantage plans for special needs H.R. 3224 Critical Access and Rural Equity Act H.R. 3245 Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Act H.R. 3263 to extend the Medicare independence at home medical demonstration program H.R. 3394 Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act H.R. 3447 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act H.R. 3726 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3728 Empowering Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act H.R. 3820/S. 977 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act H.R. 3862 National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act H.R. 3921 Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 3922 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 4541 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation and Keep Insurance Delivery Stable H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act H.R. 4616 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619 to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620 Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act H.R. 4006 Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 H.R. 4200/S. 2052 Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act H.R. 4520 to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017 H.R. 4552/S. 1291 Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4105 to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project H.R. 4841 Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act H.R. 592/S. 109 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 706 Plan Verification and Fairness Act H.R. 741/S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 749 Lower Drug Costs Through Competition Act H.R. 766 Amend Title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth in Medicare H.R. 849/S. 260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act H.R. 908 Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act H.R. 998 Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R. 2687/S. 1169 Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act H.R.3727 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes H.R. 4206/S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 5138 Bipartisan Health Savings Accounts Improvement Act Introduction of the Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act Introduction of the Stark Law Modernization Act Pub L. 114-198 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Pub. L. 115-120 Fiscal Year 2018 Continuing Resolution Pub L. 115-80 National Clinical Care Commission Act Pub L. 115-123 Bipartisan Budget Act Pub L. 115-141 Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act Pub. L. 102-143 Telephone Consumer Protection Act Pub. L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Pub. L. 111-5 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Pub. L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Pub. L. 114-255 21st Century Cures Act Pub. L. 114-270 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO) Pub. L. 114-329 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act Pub L. 115-63 Disaster Relief and Airway Extension Act Pub. L. 115-97 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Reintroduction of TELE-MED Act of 2015 S. 108 Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 297 Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act S. 1754 Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act S. 1827 Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act S. 1829 Strong Families Act S. 1859 Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1899 to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps S. 1967 Mandate Relief Act S. 251 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act S. 2278 State Offices of Rural Health Reauthorization Act S. 309 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act S. 464 Independence at Home Act H .R. 1933/S. 761 Health Care Options Act S. 787 Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act S. 1978 Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act S. Con. Res. 3 Budget Resolution H.R. 3545 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act S.1850 Jessie's Law H.R. 4206/S.2501 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-Graduate Medical Education; HRSA THCGME Program; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act, H.R. 284/S. 1291; Restoring Rural Residencies Act, S. 455; Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2017, H.R. 2267/S. 1301; Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act, H.R. 2574; and Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017, H.R. 3394/S. 1754.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-Graduate Medical Education; HRSA THCGME Program; Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act, H.R. 284/S. 1291; Restoring Rural Residencies Act, S. 455; Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2017, H.R. 2267/S. 1301; Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act, H.R. 2574
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied to support legislation to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement. Introduced 6/6/17 in Senate as S1291.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbied to support legislation to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement. Introduced 6/6/17 in Senate as S1291.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| OH |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| HR 284 |
115th |
| Related bill |
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $4,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $4,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE