Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act

Insurance market policies (Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; Short-term, Limited Duration Health Insurance rule; Association Health Plans rule) Risk adjustment payments Cost sharing reduction payments Insurance navigator funding 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392; H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act; S. 2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act; H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act; H.R. 2889, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act; H.R. 5598, 340B Optimization Act; H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act; H.R. 6273, Creating Access to Rape Kit Exams (CARE) for Survivors Act) Opioid issues (S. 2680, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; H.R. 5176, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms (POWER) Act; H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act; H.R. 5009, Jessies Law; H.R. 5818 / S. 2843, the Opioid Workforce Act; H.R. 5797, the IMD CARE Act; H.R. 6082/H.R. 5795, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act; S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act; S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act; S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act; H.R. 5582, the Abuse Deterrent Access Act; H.R. 5685, the Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act; Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018; H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act; S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act; S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act; S.2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options) IV and medication shortages Drug prices (American Patients First, Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs; S. 2554 / H.R. 6143, Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act; S. 2553, Know the Lowest Price Act; H.R. 6733, Know the Cost Act) Draft Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act HIPAA policy in mental and behavioral health information sharing 21st Century Cures Act implementation Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization, including Hospital Preparedness Program (S. 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) of 2018) S.781/ HR 1876. Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017 Health workforce reauthorizations (H.R. 959, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3728, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency Readiness (EMPOWER) Act; H.R. 1676, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Consumer Directed Health Plans Legislation (H.R. 6311 would modify the definition of a qualified health plan and allow individuals purchasing health insurance in the individual market to purchase a "copper" plan or use the premium tax credit to buy off-marketplace coverage; H.R. 6301 to allow CDHPs to provide coverage for services like telehealth, chronic disease management, or primary care visits below the minimum deductible; H.R. 6317 to allow coverage of direct primary care service arrangements; H.R. 6305 to permit use of CDHPs to receive certain employment-related health services like onsite clinics; H.R. 6309 to allow individuals only enrolled in Medicare Part A to contribute to health savings accounts; H.R. 6199 to include certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified medical expenses; H.R. 6306 to increase the current contribution limits for HSAs; H.R. 6312, Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act to count sports equipment and exercise costs toward medical expenses; H.R. 6313 to allow carry-forward of flexible spending account balances each year; H.R. 6314 to allow bronze and catastrophic plans in connection with health savings accounts, allowing plans categorized as catastrophic and bronze in the individual and small group markets to qualify for HSA contributions) H.R. 4616 to delay the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage; and place a moratorium on the employer mandate Liver allocation policy

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Bennet) - opioid issues S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act (Alexander) - opioid initiatives, mental health parity S. 2789, Substance Abuse Prevention Act (Cornyn) - opioid initiatives, restrictions on step therapy S. 2812, Air Ambulance Consumer Protection Act (McCaskill) - air ambulance S. 2828, Sober Home Fraud Detection Act (Rubio) - best practices for identifying fraud in recovery housing S. 2891, Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Sunshine Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2892, Peer Support Enhancement and Evaluation Review Act (Cardin) - opioid issues S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act (Casey) - opioid issues S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2900, Comprehensive Screenings for Seniors Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2902, Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Toomey) - opioid issues S. 2910, Telehealth for Childrens Access to Services and Treatment Act (Roberts) - opioid issues S. 2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options (Heller) - opioid issues S. 2912, Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs Enhancement Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act (McCaskill) - opioid issues S. 2922, Help for Moms and Babies Act (Stabenow) - opioid issues S. 2923, Building Capacity for Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2924, Supporting Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Scott) - opioid issues S. 3016, Action for Dental Health Act (Booker) - grants for oral health programs S. 3120, the HEAL Substance Use Disorders Act (Hatch) - opioid initiatives S. 3158, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Blunt) - HHS funding S. 3254, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (Rubio) - anti-kickback penalties for body brokers Draft Bill: Protecting Patients From Surprise Medical Bills Act (Cassidy) - surprise medical bills H.R. 6, SUPPORT Patients and Families Act (Walden) - opioid initiatives, Medicare and Medicaid issues, budget offsets H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act - air ambulance issues H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act (King) - medical liability reform H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Foxx) - employee wellness programs H.R. 2422, Action for Dental Health Act (Kelly) - oral health services and education for underserved populations H.R. 3331, adoption and use of EHR technology by behavioral health providers (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Clark) - opioid issues H.R. 4684, Ensuring Access to Quality Sober Living Act (Chu) - best practices for recovery housing H.R. 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act (Schweikert) - opioid issues H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act (Bass) - opioid issues H.R. 5100, Recovery Home Certification Act (Knight) -- anti-kickback penalties for body brokers H.R. 5477, Rural DOCS Act (O'Halleran) - opioid issues H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act (Thornberry) H.R. 5562, Protecting NAS Babies Act (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act (Carter) - opioid issues H.R. 5583, State reporting on certain adult health quality measures (Clarke) - opioid issues H.R. 5590, CMS Action Plan (Kinzinger) - opioid issues H.R. 5714, Education for Disposal of Unused Opioids Act (Black) - opioid issues H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Renacci) - opioid issues H.R. 5716, COMPASS Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5723, Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act (Tenney) - opioid issues H.R. 5725, BEST Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act (Curbelo) - opioid issues H.R. 5775, Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act (Paulsen) - opioid issues H.R. 5776, MOST Act (Neal) - opioid issues H.R. 5789, protections for pregnant and post-partum women (Foster) - opioid issues H.R. 5795, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Blumenauer) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information H.R. 5796, Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users' Treatment Act (Fitzpatrick) - opioid issues H.R. 5801, PARTNERSHIP Act (Griffith) - opioid issues H.R. 6082, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Mullin) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information H.R. 6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services, Agriculture, FDA, Transportation, and Housing Appropriations Act (Calvert) - FDA funding H.R. 6157, Defense-Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Granger) - HHS funding H.R. 6753, Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act (Walden) - codification of Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership H.R. 6878, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (Deutch) - anti-kickback penalties for body brokers H.R. 6902, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (Knight) - anti-kickback penalties for body brokers Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; prescription drug pricing; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to family caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

S. 1625, FY 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Royce) - funding for HHS programs and agencies, opioid initiatives, ACA risk corridors S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Bennet) - opioid issues S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act (Alexander) - opioid initiatives, mental health parity S. 2789, Substance Abuse Prevention Act (Cornyn) - opioid initiatives, restrictions on step therapy S. 2812, Air Ambulance Consumer Protection Act (McCaskill) - air ambulance S. 2891, Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Sunshine Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2892, Peer Support Enhancement and Evaluation Review Act (Cardin) - opioid issues S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act (Casey) - opioid issues S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2900, Comprehensive Screenings for Seniors Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2902, Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Toomey) - opioid issues S. 2910, Telehealth for Childrens Access to Services and Treatment Act (Roberts) - opioid issues S. 2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options (Heller) - opioid issues S. 2912, Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs Enhancement Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act (McCaskill) - opioid issues S. 2922, Help for Moms and Babies Act (Stabenow) - opioid issues S. 2923, Building Capacity for Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2924, Supporting Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Scott) - opioid issues S. 2987, National Defense Authorization Act (Inhofe) S. 3120, the HEAL Substance Use Disorders Act (Hatch) - opioid initiatives S. 3158, FY 2019 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Blunt) - HHS funding, ACA issues House version of FY 2019 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Cole) - HHS funding, ACA issues H.R. 6, SUPPORT Patients and Families Act (Walden) - opioid initiatives, budget offsets H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act (King) - medical liability reform H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Foxx) - employee wellness programs H.R. 2422, Action for Dental Health Act (Kelly) - oral health services and education for underserved populations H.R. 3331, adoption and use of EHR technology by behavioral health providers (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Clark) - opioid issues H.R. 3759, RAISE Family Caregivers Act (Harper-Castor) - support for family caregivers H.R. 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act (Schweikert) - opioid issues H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act (Bass) - opioid issues H.R. 5477, Rural DOCS Act (O'Halleran) - opioid issues H.R. 5562, Protecting NAS Babies Act (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act (Carter) - opioid issues H.R. 5583, State reporting on certain adult health quality measures (Clarke) - opioid issues H.R. 5590, CMS Action Plan (Kinzinger) - opioid issues H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act (Thornberry) H.R. 5714, Education for Disposal of Unused Opioids Act (Black) - opioid issues H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Renacci) - opioid issues H.R. 5716, COMPASS Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5723, Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act (Tenney) - opioid issues H.R. 5725, BEST Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act (Curbelo) - opioid issues H.R. 5775, Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act (Paulsen) - opioid issues H.R. 5776, MOST Act (Neal) - opioid issues H.R. 5789, protections for pregnant and post-partum women (Foster) - opioid issues H.R. 5795, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Blumenauer) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information H.R. 5796, Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users' Treatment Act (Fitzpatrick) - opioid issues H.R. 5801, PARTNERSHIP Act (Griffith) - opioid issues H.R. 6082, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Mullin) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; prescription drug pricing; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to family caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Responsible in its Execution Act (H.R. 5797) - Supported greater access to the full continuum of care in treating substance use disorders. Access to Telehealth Services for Opioid Use Disorder Act (H.R. 5603) - Urged Congress to support waiving telehealth requirements for Medicare beneficiaries receiving substance use disorder treatment. CHIP Mental Health Parity Act (H.R. 3192) - Supported equal access and classification of mental health and physical health services under the Children's Health Insurance Program. CRIB Act (S. 2899) - Supported pediatric population access to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome treatment at residential pediatric recovery centers. Help for Moms and Babies Act (S. 2922) - Supported greater access for pregnant and postpartum women to substance use disorder treatment. Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act (S. 2898) - Urged Congress to eliminate the lifetime caps on medication-assisted treatment services for substance use disorders. Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth Act (S. 2904) - Supported greater access to substance use disorder telehealth treatment for Medicaid beneficiaries. TeleCAST Act (S. 2910) - Supported greater pediatric population access to telehealth services. eTREAT Act (S. 2901) - Supported greater substance use disorder telehealth treatment access for Medicare beneficiaries. Support for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) - Supported the expansion and availability of substance use disorder treatment to recipients in the Medicaid, Medicare, and Children's Health Insurance Program as well as the inclusion of an IMD exception.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Insurance market policies (Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; S. 2052/H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; H.R. 4666, the Premium Relief Act; 2019 Payment Notice Rule; Short-term, Limited Duration Health Insurance proposed rule; Association Health Plans proposed rule) Cost sharing reduction payments 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392; H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act; S. 2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act; H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act; H.R. 2889, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act; H.R. 5598, 340B Optimization Act; H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act; H.R. 6273, Creating Access to Rape Kit Exams (CARE) for Survivors Act) Opioid issues (S. 2680, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; H.R. 5176, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms (POWER) Act; H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act; H.R. 5009, Jessies Law; H.R. 5818 / S. 2843, the Opioid Workforce Act; H.R. 5797, the IMD CARE Act; H.R. 5795, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act; S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act; S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act; S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act; H.R. 5582, the Abuse Deterrent Access Act; H.R. 5685, the Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act; Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018; H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act; S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act; S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act; S.2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options) IV and medication shortages Drug prices (American Patients First, Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs) HIPAA policy in mental and behavioral health information sharing Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization, including Hospital Preparedness Program (S. 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) of 2018) S.781/ HR 1876. Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017 Health workforce reauthorizations (H.R. 959, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3728, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency Readiness (EMPOWER) Act; H.R. 1676, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act)

S. 1625, FY 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Royce) - funding for HHS programs and agencies, opioid initiatives, ACA risk corridors S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Bennet) - opioid issues S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act (Alexander) - opioid initiatives, mental health parity S. 2789, Substance Abuse Prevention Act (Cornyn) - opioid initiatives, restrictions on step therapy S. 2812, Air Ambulance Consumer Protection Act (McCaskill) - air ambulance S. 2891, Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Sunshine Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2892, Peer Support Enhancement and Evaluation Review Act (Cardin) - opioid issues S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act (Casey) - opioid issues S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2900, Comprehensive Screenings for Seniors Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2902, Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Toomey) - opioid issues S. 2910, Telehealth for Childrens Access to Services and Treatment Act (Roberts) - opioid issues S. 2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options (Heller) - opioid issues S. 2912, Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs Enhancement Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act (McCaskill) - opioid issues S. 2922, Help for Moms and Babies Act (Stabenow) - opioid issues S. 2923, Building Capacity for Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2924, Supporting Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Scott) - opioid issues S. 2987, National Defense Authorization Act (Inhofe) S. 3120, the HEAL Substance Use Disorders Act (Hatch) - opioid initiatives S. 3158, FY 2019 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Blunt) - HHS funding, ACA issues House version of FY 2019 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Cole) - HHS funding, ACA issues H.R. 6, SUPPORT Patients and Families Act (Walden) - opioid initiatives, budget offsets H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act (King) - medical liability reform H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Foxx) - employee wellness programs H.R. 2422, Action for Dental Health Act (Kelly) - oral health services and education for underserved populations H.R. 3331, adoption and use of EHR technology by behavioral health providers (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Clark) - opioid issues H.R. 3759, RAISE Family Caregivers Act (Harper-Castor) - support for family caregivers H.R. 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act (Schweikert) - opioid issues H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act (Bass) - opioid issues H.R. 5477, Rural DOCS Act (O'Halleran) - opioid issues H.R. 5562, Protecting NAS Babies Act (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act (Carter) - opioid issues H.R. 5583, State reporting on certain adult health quality measures (Clarke) - opioid issues H.R. 5590, CMS Action Plan (Kinzinger) - opioid issues H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act (Thornberry) H.R. 5714, Education for Disposal of Unused Opioids Act (Black) - opioid issues H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Renacci) - opioid issues H.R. 5716, COMPASS Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5723, Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act (Tenney) - opioid issues H.R. 5725, BEST Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act (Curbelo) - opioid issues H.R. 5775, Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act (Paulsen) - opioid issues H.R. 5776, MOST Act (Neal) - opioid issues H.R. 5789, protections for pregnant and post-partum women (Foster) - opioid issues H.R. 5795, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Blumenauer) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information H.R. 5796, Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users' Treatment Act (Fitzpatrick) - opioid issues H.R. 5801, PARTNERSHIP Act (Griffith) - opioid issues H.R. 6082, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Mullin) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; prescription drug pricing; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to family caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

The Overdose Prevention and Safety Act (H.R. 3545 and H.R. 5795) - Supported greater access to substance use disorder treatment for Medicaid patients and the integration of opioid treatment records with state prescription monitoring programs. Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Responsible in its Execution Act (H.R. 5797) - Supported greater access to the full continuum of care in treating substance use disorders. Access to Telehealth Services for Opioid Use Disorder Act (H.R. 5603) - Urged Congress to support waiving telehealth requirements for Medicare beneficiaries receiving substance use disorder treatment. CHIP Mental Health Parity Act (H.R. 3192) - Supported equal access and classification of mental health and physical health services under the Children's Health Insurance Program. CRIB Act (S. 2899) - Supported pediatric population access to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome treatment at residential pediatric recovery centers. Help for Moms and Babies Act (S. 2922) - Supported greater access for pregnant and postpartum women to substance use disorder treatment. Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act (S. 2898) - Urged Congress to eliminate the lifetime caps on medication-assisted treatment services for substance use disorders. Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth Act (S. 2904) - Supported greater access to substance use disorder telehealth treatment for Medicaid beneficiaries. TeleCAST Act (S. 2910) - Supported greater pediatric population access to telehealth services. eTREAT Act (S. 2901) - Supported greater substance use disorder telehealth treatment access for Medicare beneficiaries.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported