Protect Access to Birth Control Act
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Protect Access to Birth Control Act This bill nullifies interim final rules issued by the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Health and Human Services that allow employers with religious or moral objections to be exempt from the requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to cover contraceptive services without cost-sharing.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; updated version (Alexander-Walden-Collins-Costello) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits and reinsurance, stabilization of individual market S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans S. 2303, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Isakson-Coons) - calculation of medical loss ratios S. 3388, Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act (Tillis) - protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions S. 3541, Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Services Act (Shaheen) -cost-sharing for out-of-network services S. 3592, No More Surprise Medical Bills Act (Hassan) - surprise medical bills S. 3742, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Smith) - cost sharing for cancer drugs H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Conaway) - agricultural association health plans H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 1606, DOC Access Act (Carter) - reimbursement for dental and vision providers H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act (Roskam) - access to catastrophic plans, definition of qualified health plans H.R. 6314, Health Savings Act (Burgess) - definition of high-deductible health plan H.R. 6496, Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act (Joyce) - protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions H.R. 7003, Federal Invisible Risk Sharing Program (Schweikert) Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to expanding long-term care insurance coverage; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health reimbursement accounts; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; updated version (Alexander-Walden-Collins-Costello) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits and reinsurance, stabilization of individual market S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans S. 2303, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Isakson-Coons) - calculation of medical loss ratios S. 3388, Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act (Tillis) - protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions S. 3541, Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Services Act (Shaheen) -cost-sharing for out-of-network services S. 3592, No More Surprise Medical Bills Act (Hassan) - surprise medical bills S. 3742, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Smith) - cost sharing for cancer drugs H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Conaway) - agricultural association health plans H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 1606, DOC Access Act (Carter) - reimbursement for dental and vision providers H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act (Roskam) - access to catastrophic plans, definition of qualified health plans H.R. 6314, Health Savings Act (Burgess) - definition of high-deductible health plan H.R. 6496, Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act (Joyce) - protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions H.R. 7003, Federal Invisible Risk Sharing Program (Schweikert) Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to expanding long-term care insurance coverage; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health reimbursement accounts; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; updated version (Alexander-Walden-Collins-Costello) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits and reinsurance, stabilization of individual market S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans S. 2303, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Isakson-Coons) - calculation of medical loss ratios S. 3388, Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act (Tillis) - protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Conaway) - agricultural association health plans H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 1606, DOC Access Act (Carter) - reimbursement for dental and vision providers H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act (Roskam) - access to catastrophic plans, definition of qualified health plans H.R. 6314, Health Savings Act (Burgess) - definition of high-deductible health plan H.R. 6496, Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act (Joyce) - protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions H.R. 7003, Federal Invisible Risk Sharing Program (Schweikert) Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to expanding long-term care insurance coverage; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; updated version (Alexander-Walden-Collins-Costello) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits and reinsurance, stabilization of individual market S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1405, FAA Reauthorization Act (Thune) - air ambulance issues S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans S. 2303, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Isakson-Coons) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Conaway) - agricultural association health plans H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act (Shuster) - air ambulance issues H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3922, CHAMPION Act (Walden) - extension of federal CHIP funding, ACA grace periods, community health center funding H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.R. 6314, Health Savings Act (Burgess) - definition of high-deductible health plan Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; updated version (Alexander-Walden-Collins-Costello) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits and reinsurance, stabilization of individual market S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1405, FAA Reauthorization Act (Thune) - air ambulance issues S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans S. 2303, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Isakson-Coons) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Conaway) - agricultural association health plans H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act (Shuster) - air ambulance issues H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3922, CHAMPION Act (Walden) - extension of federal CHIP funding, ACA grace periods, community health center funding H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.R. 6314, Health Savings Act (Burgess) - definition of high-deductible health plan Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; updated version (Alexander-Walden-Collins-Costello) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits and reinsurance, stabilization of individual market S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1771, FY 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations Act (Blunt) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans S. 2303, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Isakson-Coons) - calculation of medical loss ratios S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act (Thune) - flexibility for high-deductible health plans H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 3354, FY 2018 Appropriations Act (Calvert) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 3358, FY 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations Act (Cole) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3922, CHAMPION Act (Walden) - extension of federal CHIP funding, ACA grace periods, community health center funding H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.R. 4978, Chronic Disease Management Act (Black) - flexibility for high-deductible health plans Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage (general); Genetic Screening and Testing (general); Health Disparities (general); Emergency Contraception (general); Breastfeeding (general); Pregnancy Intention (general); Smoking Cessation (general); Substance Use Disorder (general); Gynecologic Cancer (general); Gynecologic Devices (general); Reproductive Health (general); Domestic Violence (general); Gun Violence (general); Immunization (general); Breast Cancer (general); E-Cigarettes (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Patient-Physician Relationship (general); Conscience Refusals (general); Child Welfare (general); Prematurity (general); Health Disparities (general); Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (general); Imaging (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Lab Developed Tests (general); Stem Cell Research (general); Contraception (general); Preeclampsia (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Community Health Centers (general); Abortion (general); Indian Health (general); Opioid Epidemic (general); Teaching Health Centers (general); H.R.3394/S. 1754, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act of 2017/Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017; Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (general); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); Healthy Start (general); Zika Virus (general); Health Care Reform (general); H.R. 5457/S. 2637, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act; H.R. 1318/S 1112, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act/Maternal Health Accountability Act; H.R. ___, Kiras Law; H.R. 1876/S. 781, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act; H.R. 1215/S.___ Protecting Access to Care Act; H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act; H.R. 3120, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 315/S. 783, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; Hyde Amendment (General); H.R. 671/ S. 210, the Global Health Empowerment and Rights (Global HER) Act; HR 4418, the Enhancing Questions to Understand Intentions for Pregnancy (EQUIP) Act of 2017; H.R. 3602/S. 1653, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act; H.R. 421/S. 93, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act; H. Res. 205, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to ensuring that womens health care under current law is preserved; H.R. 2567/ S. 2259, Access to Birth Control (ABC) Act; H.R. 4082/S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act; S. 1045, Save Womens Preventive Care Act; H.R. 490, Heartbeat Protection Act; H.R. 36/S. 2311, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; HR 4712, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act; H.R. 3842, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act; H.R.__/S. ___, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act; H.R. 253/S. 1268, Family First Prevention Services Act/Child Protection and Family Support Act; H.R. 2545/S. 747, Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; Personal Responsibility Education Program (general); Womens Preventive Services (general); S. ___, Bipartisan Heath Care Stabilization Act; H.Res. 403/S.Res. 451, Supporting the designation of March 2018 as Endometriosis Awareness Month; Implementation of P.L. 114-91, Protecting Our Infants Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-198, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act.
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 (H.R. 2788) Nomination of Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (P.N. 1371) Protect Access to Birth Control Act (H.R. 4082/S. 1985) A Bill to Expand Access to Birth Control (Not yet introduced)
Client expense: $173,044 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to undermining economic security for women and families and robbing communities and the economy of essential resources, including opposition to the ideological attack on abortion contained in 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed) 115th H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 490-Heartbeat Protection Act Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Protect the integrity of and funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) adolescent school health efforts, and eliminate the failed and harmful abstinence-only sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program; Related call to remediate sequestration, raise discretionary spending caps, and maintain parity Reaffirming the importance of science to sound public health and opposing real or perceived political interference that censors specific language intrinsic to public health or undermines key scientific principles and policies Supporting an immediate, long-term extension (five years) of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Suspension of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) policies and practices that restrict prompt access to a full range of reproductive health care services and information, including abortion, for individuals within ORR custody
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to undermining economic security for women and families and robbing communities and the economy of essential resources, including opposition to the ideological attack on abortion contained in 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed) 115th H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 490-Heartbeat Protection Act Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Protect the integrity of and funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) adolescent school health efforts, and eliminate the failed and harmful abstinence-only sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program; Related call to remediate sequestration, raise discretionary spending caps, and maintain parity Reaffirming the importance of science to sound public health and opposing real or perceived political interference that censors specific language intrinsic to public health or undermines key scientific principles and policies Supporting an immediate, long-term extension (five years) of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Suspension of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) policies and practices that restrict prompt access to a full range of reproductive health care services and information, including abortion, for individuals within ORR custody
2017 · fourth_quarter · Religion
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to private school voucher programs and voucher-like schemes, especially 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed); 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle A Part IV Section 11032 (Senate drafts and 12/22/2017 law); and voucher amendments proposed by Senators Cruz (Floor 1852), Gardner (Floor 1607 and 1608), Hatch (Floor 1685 and Committee 4), and Scott (Committee 3) 115th H.R. 4269-Public Funds for Public Schools Act (formerly Public Dollars for Public Schools Act) 115th H.R. 4508 Title I Part B Sections 115 and 117, Title IV Part H Sections 495(b) and 497(a)(7), and any other provision therein that would allow the use of religion to discriminate-opposition to these provisions and support for amendments to strike them from the bill (Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act) Opposition to efforts to repeal or alter the campaign intervention ban that protects 501(c)(3) organizations including religious organizations and charities (Johnson Amendment)-those proposed by the Administration; such legislative proposals as 115th H.R. 172, H.R. 781, and S. 264; appropriations riders including 115th H.R. 3280 Title I Section 116 and H.R. 3354 Division D Title I Section 116; and tax reform including 115th H.R. 1 Title V Subtitle C Section 5201 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed), the Representative Lewis et al House committee amendment to strike Section 5201, and potential Senate language such as that supported by Senator Lankford Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Private school voucher concerns regarding U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVoss Proposed Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grant Programs RIN 1894-AA09/Docket ID ED-2017-OS-0078 Request for Information (RFI) regarding Removing Barriers for Religious and Faith-Based Organizations to Participate in HHS Programs and Receive Public Funding
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to undermining economic security for women and families and robbing communities and the economy of essential resources, including opposition to the ideological attack on abortion contained in 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed) 115th H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 490-Heartbeat Protection Act Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Protect the integrity of and funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) adolescent school health efforts, and eliminate the failed and harmful abstinence-only sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program; Related call to remediate sequestration, raise discretionary spending caps, and maintain parity Reaffirming the importance of science to sound public health and opposing real or perceived political interference that censors specific language intrinsic to public health or undermines key scientific principles and policies Supporting an immediate, long-term extension (five years) of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Suspension of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) policies and practices that restrict prompt access to a full range of reproductive health care services and information, including abortion, for individuals within ORR custody
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to undermining economic security for women and families and robbing communities and the economy of essential resources, including opposition to the ideological attack on abortion contained in 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed) 115th H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 490-Heartbeat Protection Act Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Protect the integrity of and funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) adolescent school health efforts, and eliminate the failed and harmful abstinence-only sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program; Related call to remediate sequestration, raise discretionary spending caps, and maintain parity Reaffirming the importance of science to sound public health and opposing real or perceived political interference that censors specific language intrinsic to public health or undermines key scientific principles and policies Supporting an immediate, long-term extension (five years) of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Suspension of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) policies and practices that restrict prompt access to a full range of reproductive health care services and information, including abortion, for individuals within ORR custody
2017 · fourth_quarter · Religion
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to private school voucher programs and voucher-like schemes, especially 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed); 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle A Part IV Section 11032 (Senate drafts and 12/22/2017 law); and voucher amendments proposed by Senators Cruz (Floor 1852), Gardner (Floor 1607 and 1608), Hatch (Floor 1685 and Committee 4), and Scott (Committee 3) 115th H.R. 4269-Public Funds for Public Schools Act (formerly Public Dollars for Public Schools Act) 115th H.R. 4508 Title I Part B Sections 115 and 117, Title IV Part H Sections 495(b) and 497(a)(7), and any other provision therein that would allow the use of religion to discriminate-opposition to these provisions and support for amendments to strike them from the bill (Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act) Opposition to efforts to repeal or alter the campaign intervention ban that protects 501(c)(3) organizations including religious organizations and charities (Johnson Amendment)-those proposed by the Administration; such legislative proposals as 115th H.R. 172, H.R. 781, and S. 264; appropriations riders including 115th H.R. 3280 Title I Section 116 and H.R. 3354 Division D Title I Section 116; and tax reform including 115th H.R. 1 Title V Subtitle C Section 5201 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed), the Representative Lewis et al House committee amendment to strike Section 5201, and potential Senate language such as that supported by Senator Lankford Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Private school voucher concerns regarding U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVoss Proposed Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grant Programs RIN 1894-AA09/Docket ID ED-2017-OS-0078 Request for Information (RFI) regarding Removing Barriers for Religious and Faith-Based Organizations to Participate in HHS Programs and Receive Public Funding
2017 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S103-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. S301-Conscience Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- religious refusals, abortion restrictions. S361-Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security. S367-Probation Officer Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S411-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. S595-Boots on the Border Act-Issue Lobbied: CBP hiring standards. S642-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S811-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. S823-Protecting Data at the Border Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S845-Protecting Sensitive Locations Act-Issue Lobbied: Sensitive Locations. S860-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 / Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. S946-Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act-Issue Lobbied: Veterans Courts. S. 957-Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1006-Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S1085-Thin Blue Line Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S. 1101-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. S1114-A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order laying a foundation for discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, women, religious minorities, and others under the pretext of religious freedom.-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1134-Back the Blue Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S1339-FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/surveillance. S1419-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. S1588-Democracy Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting. S1593-Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act-Issue Lobbied: Bail Reform. S1615-Dream Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (Dreamers). S1654-Email Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S1693-Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Free speech, internet speech. S1757-Building America's Trust Act-Issue Lobbied: Border Security. S1820-A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the Armed Forces.-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. S1828-Weekend Voting Act-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. S1852-The SUCCEED Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (Dreamers). S1856-Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S1872-TSA Modernization Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. S1917-Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. S1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - contraception. S1994-Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act-Issue Lobbied: . S1997-USA Rights Act-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy. S2010-FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. S2158-USA Liberty Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/surveillance. S. 2159-ME TOO Congress Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Sexual harassment. S2192-Secure Act-Issue Lobbied: Border issues, DACA. S. 2227-Money Follows the Person Reauthorization-Issue Lobbied: Disability rights. S2259-Access to Birth Control (ABC) Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - contraception. H. Con. Res. 71-Budget for FY 2018-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion; Religious Liberty. HR12-Voter Rights Empowerment Act-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. HR36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Abortion rights. HR115-Thin Blue Line Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR387-Email Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR482-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. H.R 490-Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion. HR620-ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. HR644-Conscience Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- religious refusals, abortion restrictions. HR781-Free Speech Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR957-FAIR Surveillance Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. HR1021-Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security. HR1039-Probation Officer Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR. 1094-Weekend Voting Act-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. HR1497-ICE Body Camera Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Body Cameras. HR1498-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. H. R. 1555-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR1556-Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1608-ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act-Issue Lobbied: DHS body cameras. HR1795-The DUE PROCESS Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR1809-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 / Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. HR1815-Protecting Sensitive Locations Act-Issue Lobbied: Sensitive Locations. HR1881-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. HR2133-Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief (CLEARR) Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Housing. H.R. 2180-Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2282-Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. H.R. 2417-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. H.R. 2418-Pay Equity for All Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2437-Back the Blue Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR2676-Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR2810-National Defense Authorization Act FY 2018-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Law Enforcement Militarization. HR2978-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. HR3020-Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. HR3060-Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR3222-Do No Harm Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Refusals. HR3239-Voting Rights Amendments Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. HR3354-Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act-Issue Lobbied: Anti-bussing rider, Sex Education Coalitions funding and other reproductive rights issues; Law Enforcement Civil Asset Forfeiture; Racial Justice; Census. HR3356-Prison Reform and Redemption Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Prison Reform. HR3440-Dream Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (Dreamers). HR3548-Border Security for America Act-Issue Lobbied: Border Security; Privacy, surveillance. HR3672-Making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Disaster Relief. HR3711-Legal Workforce Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration, E-Verify. HR3943-Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act-Issue Lobbied: Border Wall. HR3944-Police CAMERA Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR3989-USA Liberty Act-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy. HR4019-Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act-Issue Lobbied: Bail Reform. HR4041-A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the Armed Forces.-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR 4124-USA Rights Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/surveillance. HR 4170-Disclosing Foreign Influence Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy/surveillance. HR 4219-Workflex in the 21st Century Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 4396-ME TOO Congress Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Sexual harassment. HR4398-Safe Emergency Response Act-Issue Lobbied: Enforcement during disasters. HR4478-FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. HR4508-The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. Legislation/Policy Without Bill Numbers: FY18 Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion coverage restrictions, Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act, Conscience Protection Act, Mexico City Policy, fetal tissue research, sexual health education. Abortion restrictions for unaccompanied minors in ORR care-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion. ACA contraceptive coverage - Interim Final Rules on Religious and Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act.-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- contraception. ACA Repeal/Replace and Medicaid Cuts/Reform-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights/Womens Rights. HHS Request for Information Removing Barriers for Religious and Faith-Based Organizations To Participate in HHS Programs and Receive Public Funding-Issue Lobbied: Religious refusals. Nomination of Eric S. Dreiband-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Refusals. Nomination of Janet Dhillion-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious refusals; Women's rights/employment. Nomination of Daniel Gade-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious refusals. Nomination of Kenneth Marcus-Issue Lobbied: Civil rights; free speech; racial justice. Do No Harm Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Refusals. Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. Border enforcement/ CBP oversight-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Deportation and detention practices-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Drone Reform-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Targeted Killing. Plan to Close Guantanamo-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act. Oversight of Department of Justice-Issue Lobbied: Civil Liberties. Steven Bradbury nomination-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture. ADA Notification Legislation-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. Presidential Commission on Election Integrity-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. Dont Block LGBT Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Free Speech. The Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Biometric identification-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. Border device searches-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. Disaster Aid Supplemental Funding-Issue Lobbied: School vouchers. FY 19 Budget-Issue Lobbied: Abortion; Hyde Amendment. Congressional sexual harassment reform-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Sexual harassment. Department of Education oversight-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights enforcement - school discipline, Title IX, significant disproportionality; school vouchers. ADA Notification Legislation-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. HCBS Settings Rule-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. Subminimum wage-Issue Lobbied: Disability rights. VA abortion ban-Issue Lobbied: Women's rights. Nuisance ordinance legislation-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights, violence against women. Agencies: Administration for Community Living-Issues Lobbied: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Rev); National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP). Defense-Issues Lobbied: Transgender military ban. Education-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, equal education, CRDC data collection, STPP, ESSA, Student Loans. HHS-Issues Lobbied: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Rev); National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP); HHS Strategic Plan for FY 2018-2022 (Disability rights, LGBT rights, reproductive rights, religious freedom); HCBS Settings Rule. DHS-Issues Lobbied: Sensitive locations, DACA, UACs, Rosa Maria Hernandez; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors. HUD-Issues Lobbied: Fair housing (disparate impact; AFFH), regulatory reform, discriminatory lending, disaster relief. DOJ-Issues Lobbied: Nomination of Eric S. Dreiband; EO 13798-Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty; Law Enforcement; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Racial profiling. EEOC-Issues Lobbied: Nomination of Janet Dhillion, Daniel Gade; Pay equity/data collection. EOP-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights. OMB-Issues Lobbied: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Rev); National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP); Preschool suspensions, STPP, data collection; Pay equity/data collection. CBP-Issues Lobbied: Border enforcement/ CBP oversight. State-Issues Lobbied: Education, civil rights, immigration enforcement, racial profiling, AMEMSA, criminal justice, voting. ICE-Issues Lobbied: Deportation and detention practices. Veterans Affairs-Issues Lobbied: VA Abortion Ban. White House-Issues Lobbied: FY19 Hyde Amendment and other abortion related issues; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors. Presidential Advisory Committee on Election Integrity-Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting.
2017 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Better Care Reconciliation Act (Enzi) - ACA repeal and replace issues; coverage provisions; market stabilization; McConnell Substitute Amendment; Cruz Consumer Freedom Option; Portman Medicaid Option for Cost Sharing; Paul Repeal Only Amendment; Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Block Grant Amendment S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1749, American Liberty Restoration Act (Hatch) - ACA individual coverage requirement S. 1771, FY 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations Act (Blunt) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 1898 (Daines) - ACA individual coverage requirement S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act (Black) - ACA repeal and replace issues; coverage provisions; market stabilization H.R. 2086, No Coverage, No Penalty Act (Blackburn) - waiving ACA individual mandate in areas with no QHPs H.R. 2516, Freedom from the ACA Tax Penalty Act (Young) - waiving ACA individual mandate in areas with no QHPs H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (Graves) - enforcement of ACA individual mandate H.R. 3354, FY 2018 Appropriations Act (Calvert) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 3358, FY 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations Act (Cole) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3725, (Tiberi-Burgess) - ACA individual coverage requirement H.R. 3922, CHAMPION Act (Walden) - extension of federal CHIP funding, ACA grace periods, community health center funding H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.Con.Res. 71, Budget Resolution for FY 2018 (Black) - funding for federal health programs Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2017 · fourth_quarter · Religion
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to private school voucher programs and voucher-like schemes, especially 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed); 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle A Part IV Section 11032 (Senate drafts and 12/22/2017 law); and voucher amendments proposed by Senators Cruz (Floor 1852), Gardner (Floor 1607 and 1608), Hatch (Floor 1685 and Committee 4), and Scott (Committee 3) 115th H.R. 4269-Public Funds for Public Schools Act (formerly Public Dollars for Public Schools Act) 115th H.R. 4508 Title I Part B Sections 115 and 117, Title IV Part H Sections 495(b) and 497(a)(7), and any other provision therein that would allow the use of religion to discriminate-opposition to these provisions and support for amendments to strike them from the bill (Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act) Opposition to efforts to repeal or alter the campaign intervention ban that protects 501(c)(3) organizations including religious organizations and charities (Johnson Amendment)-those proposed by the Administration; such legislative proposals as 115th H.R. 172, H.R. 781, and S. 264; appropriations riders including 115th H.R. 3280 Title I Section 116 and H.R. 3354 Division D Title I Section 116; and tax reform including 115th H.R. 1 Title V Subtitle C Section 5201 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed), the Representative Lewis et al House committee amendment to strike Section 5201, and potential Senate language such as that supported by Senator Lankford Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Private school voucher concerns regarding U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVoss Proposed Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grant Programs RIN 1894-AA09/Docket ID ED-2017-OS-0078 Request for Information (RFI) regarding Removing Barriers for Religious and Faith-Based Organizations to Participate in HHS Programs and Receive Public Funding
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to undermining economic security for women and families and robbing communities and the economy of essential resources, including opposition to the ideological attack on abortion contained in 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed) 115th H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 490-Heartbeat Protection Act Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Protect the integrity of and funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) adolescent school health efforts, and eliminate the failed and harmful abstinence-only sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program; Related call to remediate sequestration, raise discretionary spending caps, and maintain parity Reaffirming the importance of science to sound public health and opposing real or perceived political interference that censors specific language intrinsic to public health or undermines key scientific principles and policies Supporting an immediate, long-term extension (five years) of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Suspension of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) policies and practices that restrict prompt access to a full range of reproductive health care services and information, including abortion, for individuals within ORR custody
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to undermining economic security for women and families and robbing communities and the economy of essential resources, including opposition to the ideological attack on abortion contained in 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed) 115th H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 490-Heartbeat Protection Act Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Protect the integrity of and funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) adolescent school health efforts, and eliminate the failed and harmful abstinence-only sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program; Related call to remediate sequestration, raise discretionary spending caps, and maintain parity Reaffirming the importance of science to sound public health and opposing real or perceived political interference that censors specific language intrinsic to public health or undermines key scientific principles and policies Supporting an immediate, long-term extension (five years) of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Suspension of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) policies and practices that restrict prompt access to a full range of reproductive health care services and information, including abortion, for individuals within ORR custody
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act General Reproductive rights H.R. 1322/S. 510 Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 36 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act H.R. 1/S. 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 H.R. 4082/S.1985 Protect Access to Birth Control Act H.R. 490 - Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017 Interim Final Rules, Affordable Care Act contraception benefit Maternal health bill (Senator Harris, not yet introduced) Medicare-X (co-sponsors Bennet, Kaine) Opt-in health care bills PROSPER Act, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act S. 2001 State Public Option Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Reauthorization - general PREP Reauthorization in the CHAMPION Act (H.R. 3922) Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) reauthorization General ACA legislation Protect Access to Birth Control Act (H.R. 4082/S.1985) Enhancing Questions to Understand Intentions for Pregnancy (EQUIP)Act of 2017 (H.R. 4418)
Client expense: $46,851 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Nomination of Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (P.N. 1371) Protect Access to Birth Control Act (H.R. 4082/S. 1985)
Client expense: $47,576 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 (H.R. 2788) Nomination of Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (P.N. 1371) Protect Access to Birth Control Act (H.R. 4082/S. 1985) A Bill to Expand Access to Birth Control (Not yet introduced)
Client expense: $167,259 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.R. 36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks nationwide; S.1985/H.R.4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act, a bill to nullify the interim final rule allowing certain employers to be exempt from the Affordable Care Acts contraceptive-coverage policy; H.R.490, the Heartbeat Protection Act, regarding a near-total ban on abortion; Paul and Lee Amendments to H.Con.Res.71, the FY18 budget resolution, regarding the Affordable Care Act; The Champion Act, regarding restrictions on federal funding for abortion care; The Affordable Care Acts contraceptive-coverage policy and the Trump administrations corresponding Interim Final Rule; Insurance coverage for abortion.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage (general); Genetic Screening and Testing (general); Health Disparities (general); Emergency Contraception (general); Breastfeeding (general); Pregnancy Intention (general); Smoking Cessation (general); Substance Use Disorder (general); Gynecologic Cancer (general); Gynecologic Devices (general); Reproductive Health (general); Domestic Violence (general); Gun Violence (general); Immunization (general); Breast Cancer (general); E-Cigarettes (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Patient-Physician Relationship (general); Child Welfare (general); Prematurity (general); Health Disparities (general); Prevention and Public Health Fund (general); Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (general); Imaging (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Lab Developed Tests (general); Stem Cell Research (general); Contraception (general); Preeclampsia (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Community Health Centers (general); Abortion (general); Indian Health (general); Teaching Health Centers (general); H.R.3394/S. 1754, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act of 2017/Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017; Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (general); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); Healthy Start (general); Zika Virus (general); Health Care Reform (general); H.R.__/S. ___ Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act; H.R. 1318/S 1112, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act/Maternal Health Accountability Act; H.R. 1876/S. 781, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act; H.R. 1215/S.___ Protecting Access to Care Act; H.R. 1704, Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive Lawsuits (ACCESS) Act; H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act;; H.R. 3120, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 315/S. 783, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; S. Res. 319, a resolution supporting the goals, activities, and ideals of Prematurity Awareness Month; H.Res. 495/S.Res. 336, a resolution recognizing the seriousness of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Hyde Amendment (General);; H.R. 671/ S. 210, the Global Health Empowerment and Rights (Global HER) Act; HR 4418, the Enhancing Questions to Understand Intentions for Pregnancy (EQUIP) Act of 2017; H.R. 3602/S. 1653, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act; H.R. 421/S. 93, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act; H. Res. 205, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to ensuring that womens health care under current law is preserved; H.R. 2567/ S. 2259, Access to Birth Control (ABC) Act; H.R. 4082/S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act; H.R. 490, Heartbeat Protection Act; H.R. 36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; H.R. 3842, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act; H.R.__/S. ___, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act;; H.R. 253/S. 1268, Family First Prevention Services Act/Child Protection and Family Support Act; H.R. 2545/S. 747, Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Act; Personal Responsibility Education Program (general); Womens Preventive Services (general); S. ___, Bipartisan Heath Care Stabilization Act; H.R. ____, CHAMPION Act; H.R. 4101, School Milk Nutrition Act; H.R. 2417/ S. 1101, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-91, Protecting Our Infants Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-198, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act.
| Democratic |
| MD |
| Bernard Sanders | Independent | VT |
| Bill Nelson | Democratic | FL |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | NV |
| Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | MD |
| Christopher A. Coons | Democratic | DE |
| Christopher Murphy | Democratic | CT |
| Cory A. Booker | Democratic | NJ |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | CA |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | MA |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Kamala D. Harris | Democratic | CA |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | Democratic | NH |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | WA |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | NM |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Michael F. Bennet | Democratic | CO |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | IL |
| Tim Kaine | Democratic | VA |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
Client expense: $2,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $553,520 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $246,077 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $1,710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $485,365 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office