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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017
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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans).
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Blueprint on Drug Pricing State Reinsurance Program H.R. 6 - The Support for Patients and Communities Act HR 4666 - Relief Act of 2017. Costello (R-PA) S 1835 - Lower Premiums through Reinsurance Act of 2017. Collins (R-ME) HR 3545 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. Murphy (R-PA) S 1850 - Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act. Manchin (D-WV) HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR) HR - 6082 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act S 2554 Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S 3702/HR 7223 - Tax legislation, provisions regarding generic drugs S 3738/HR 7251 - Patent legislation regarding inter partes review HR 302 - FAA Re-authorization (provisions related to air ambulance services HR 7217 - IMPROVE Act Blueprint on Drug Pricing State Reinsurance Program H.R. 6 - The Support for Patients and Communities Act S 1835 - Lower Premiums through Reinsurance Act of 2017. Collins (R-ME) HR 3545 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. Murphy (R-PA) S 1850 - Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act. Manchin (D-WV) HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR) HR - 6082 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act S 2554 Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act
Client expense: $1,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R.1101) Obamacare Replacement Act (H.R.1072/S.222) American Health Care Act of 2017/Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (H.R.1628) Healthcare Tax Relief Act (S.1859) Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 (H.R.173, S.40, S.58) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1101) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees (H.Res.210) Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1, also a TAX issue) Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States RIN 1210-AB85; Definition of Employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 (H.R.1301) (Also TAX & BUD Issue)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act of 2017 H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5009, Jessies Law H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 H.R. 5892, To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2004, Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 Draft legislation to stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28912-28964, June 21, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part D's Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report; A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; addressing the opioids crisis, including end-stage renal disease; balance or surprise billing; single-payer health care options; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974; U.N. Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in Int'l Trade
Client expense: $15,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S 3702/HR 7223 - Tax legislation, provisions regarding generic drugs S 3738/HR 7251 - Patent legislation regarding inter partes review HR 302 - FAA Re-authorization (provisions related to air ambulance services HR 7217 - IMPROVE Act Blueprint on Drug Pricing State Reinsurance Program H.R. 6 - The Support for Patients and Communities Act S 1835 - Lower Premiums through Reinsurance Act of 2017. Collins (R-ME) HR 3545 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. Murphy (R-PA) S 1850 - Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act. Manchin (D-WV) HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR) HR - 6082 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act S 2554 Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R.1101) Obamacare Replacement Act (H.R.1072/S.222) American Health Care Act of 2017/Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (H.R.1628) Healthcare Tax Relief Act (S.1859) Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 (H.R.173, S.40, S.58) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1101) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees (H.Res.210) Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1, also a TAX issue) Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States RIN 1210-AB85; Definition of Employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 (H.R.1301) (Also TAX & BUD Issue)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act of 2017 H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5009, Jessies Law H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 H.R. 5892, To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2004, Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 Draft legislation to stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; addressing the opioids crisis, including end-stage renal disease; balance or surprise billing; single-payer health care options
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Blueprint on Drug Pricing State Reinsurance Program H.R. 6 - The Support for Patients and Communities Act HR 4666 - Relief Act of 2017. Costello (R-PA) S 1835 - Lower Premiums through Reinsurance Act of 2017. Collins (R-ME) HR 3545 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. Murphy (R-PA) S 1850 - Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act. Manchin (D-WV) HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR) HR - 6082 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act S 2554 Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R.1101) Obamacare Replacement Act (H.R.1072/S.222) American Health Care Act of 2017/Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (H.R.1628) Healthcare Tax Relief Act (S.1859) Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 (H.R.173, S.40, S.58) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1101) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees (H.Res.210) Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1, also a TAX issue) Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States RIN 1210-AB85; Definition of Employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 (H.R.1301) (Also TAX & BUD Issue)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Blueprint on Drug Pricing State Reinsurance Program H.R. 6 - The Support for Patients and Communities Act HR 4666 - Relief Act of 2017. Costello (R-PA) S 1835 - Lower Premiums through Reinsurance Act of 2017. Collins (R-ME) HR 3545 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. Murphy (R-PA) S 1850 - Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act. Manchin (D-WV) HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR)
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5009, Jessies Law H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings Draft legislation titled To stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; addressing the opioid crisis
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 35, the Health Savings Act would expand the use of Health Savings Accounts ( HSAs) to make them more flexible for law enforcement officers; H.R. 173/S. 40, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, would repeal a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that imposes a 40% Cadillac tax on health care plans most likely to be used by law enforcement and other public safety officers; H.R. 2228/S. 867, the Law Enforcement Officers Mental Health and Wellness Act, which would direct the U.S. Attorney General to work with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to identify and collect information on existing mental services provided to our nations veterans and Federal employees and seek to create model policies and best practices for local and State agencies to design their own mental health and wellness programs; H.R. 3032/S. 1879, the Mental Health Access Improvements Act, which would expand Medicare to include marriage and family therapist services; Legislation to provide Federal law enforcement officers with a rebuttable presumption that a causal connection exists between their occupation and heart, lung, and hypertension disorders; and Legislation that would impose any tax, direct or indirect, on any employer-sponsored health coverage.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R.1101) Obamacare Replacement Act (H.R.1072/S.222) American Health Care Act of 2017/Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (H.R.1628) Healthcare Tax Relief Act (S.1859) Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 (H.R. 173, S.40, S.58) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1101) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees (H.Res.210) Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1, also a TAX issue) Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States RIN 1210-AB85; Definition of Employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 (H.R.1301) (Also TAX & BUD Issue)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings Draft legislation titled To stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including changes to the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
HR 4666 - Relief Act of 2017. Costello (R-PA) S 1835 - Lower Premiums through Reinsurance Act of 2017. Collins (R-ME) HR 3545 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. Murphy (R-PA) S 1850 - Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act. Manchin (D-WV) HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR)
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3120 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests. Burgess (R-TX) HR 3245 - Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Update Act: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase civil money penalties and criminal fines for Federal health care program fraud and abuse, and for other purposes. Bilirakis (R-FL). HR 3263 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program. Burgess (R-TX) HR 3921 - Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act of 2017: To extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Burgess (R-TX) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1827 - Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act of 2017: A bill to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Hatch (R-UT) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). 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. Burgess (R-TX). S. 934 and H.R. 2430 - FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes. Alexander (R-TN) & Walden (R-OR). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 314 - Health Care Choice Act of 2017: To repeal title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. Blackburn (R-TN). HR 706 - Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insurance plans, and for other purposes. Blackburn (R-TN). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. Black (R-TN). HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. HJ Res 123 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 and for other purposes. HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3921 - Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act of 2017: To extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Burgess (R-TX) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1827 - Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act of 2017: A bill to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Hatch (R-UT) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 706 - Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insurance plans, and for other purposes. Blackburn (R-TN). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. Black (R-TN). HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 35, the Health Savings Act would expand the use of Health Savings Accounts ( HSAs) to make them more flexible for law enforcement officers; H.R. 173/S. 40, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, would repeal a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that imposes a 40% Cadillac tax on health care plans most likely to be used by law enforcement and other public safety officers; H.R. 2228/S. 867, the Law Enforcement Officers Mental Health and Wellness Act, which would direct the U.S. Attorney General to work with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to identify and collect information on existing mental services provided to our nations veterans and Federal employees and seek to create model policies and best practices for local and State agencies to design their own mental health and wellness programs; Legislation to provide Federal law enforcement officers with a rebuttable presumption that a causal connection exists between their occupation and heart, lung, and hypertension disorders; and Legislation that would impose any tax, direct or indirect, on any employer-sponsored health coverage.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1687 H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101/S. 1818, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 2430/S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings H.Con.Res.71 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1227 Draft legislation titled To stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on benefit and payment parameters for 2019 (82 Fed. Reg. 51,052-51,148, November 2, 2017) Request for Information reducing regulatory burdens imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & Improving Health Care Choices to Employer Patients (82 Fed. Reg. 26,885-26,887, June 12, 2017) Request for Information Treasury proposed review of regulations & recommendations to further compliance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777 (82 Fed. Reg. 27,217-27,218, June 14, 2017) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; IRS Notice application of market reform and other provisions of the Affordable Care Act to HRAs, Health FSAs, and certain other employer healthcare arrangements HRAs (Notice 2013-54, September 13, 2013); IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015); IRS Notice on qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (Notice 2017-67, October 31, 2017); House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R.1101) Obamacare Replacement Act (H.R.1072/S.222) American Health Care Act of 2017/Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (H.R.1628) Healthcare Tax Relief Act (S.1859) Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 (H.R. 173, S.40, S.58) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1101) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees (H.Res.210) Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1, also a TAX issue)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. HJ Res 123 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 and for other purposes. HR 392 - The HEALTHY Kids Act to reauthorize CHIP. HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3921 - Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act of 2017: To extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Burgess (R-TX) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1827 - Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act of 2017: A bill to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Hatch (R-UT) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 706 - Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insurance plans, and for other purposes. Blackburn (R-TN). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. Black (R-TN). HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR)
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 35, the Health Savings Act would expand the use of Health Savings Accounts ( HSAs) to make them more flexible for law enforcement officers; H.R. 173/S. 40, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, would repeal a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that imposes a 40% Cadillac tax on health care plans most likely to be used by law enforcement and other public safety officers; H.R 2228/S. 867, the Law Enforcement Officers Mental Health and Wellness Act, which would direct the U.S Attorney General to work with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to identify and collect information on existing mental services provided to our nations veterans and Federal employees and seek to create model policies and best practices for local and State agencies to design their own mental health and wellness programs; Legislation to provide Federal law enforcement officers with a rebuttable presumption that a causal connection exists between their occupation and heart, lung, and hypertension disorders; and Legislation that would impose any tax, direct or indirect, on any employer-sponsored health coverage.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 35, the Health Savings Act would expand the use of Health Savings Accounts ( HSAs) to make them more flexible for law enforcement officers; H.R. 173/S. 40, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, would repeal a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that imposes a 40% Cadillac tax on health care plans most likely to be used by law enforcement and other public safety officers; H.R 2228/S. 867, the Law Enforcement Officers Mental Health and Wellness Act, which would direct the U.S Attorney General to work with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to identify and collect information on existing mental services provided to our nations veterans and Federal employees and seek to create model policies and best practices for local and State agencies to design their own mental health and wellness programs; Legislation to provide Federal law enforcement officers with a rebuttable presumption that a causal connection exists between their occupation and heart, lung, and hypertension disorders; and Legislation that would impose any tax, direct or indirect, on any employer-sponsored health coverage.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 35, the Health Savings Act would expand the use of Health Savings Accounts ( HSAs) to make them more flexible for law enforcement officers; H.R. 173/S. 40, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, would repeal a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that imposes a 40% Cadillac tax on health care plans most likely to be used by law enforcement and other public safety officers; and H.R. 1205 (Davis, R-IL), the Social Security Fairness Act, would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law. This legislation, simply put, is one of the top legislative priorities of the Fraternal Order of Police.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R.1101) Obamacare Replacement Act (H.R.1072/S.222) American Health Care Act of 2017/Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (H.R.1628) Healthcare Tax Relief Act (S.1859) Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 (H.R. 173, S.40, S.58) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1101) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees (H.Res.210)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 1101/S. 1818, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, including provisions relating to Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson substitute amendment H.R. 2430/S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act Proposed regulation on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; market stabilization (82 Fed. Reg. 10,980-10,998, February 17, 2017) Proposed regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed regulation on HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2017 (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Request for information reducing regulatory burdens imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & improving healthcare choices to empower patients (82 Fed. Reg. 26,885-26,887, June 12, 2017) Request for information, Treasury proposed review of regulations & recommendations to further compliance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777 (82 Fed. Reg. 27,217-27,218, June 14, 2017) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year 2018 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and the 2018 Call Letter
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3120 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests. Burgess (R-TX) HR 3245 - Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Update Act: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase civil money penalties and criminal fines for Federal health care program fraud and abuse, and for other purposes. Bilirakis (R-FL). HR 3263 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program. Burgess (R-TX) HR 3921 - Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act of 2017: To extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Burgess (R-TX) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1827 - Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act of 2017: A bill to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Hatch (R-UT) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). 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. Burgess (R-TX). S. 934 and H.R. 2430 - FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes. Alexander (R-TN) & Walden (R-OR). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 314 - Health Care Choice Act of 2017: To repeal title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. Blackburn (R-TN). HR 706 - Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insurance plans, and for other purposes. Blackburn (R-TN). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. Black (R-TN). HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR)
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 173: Legislation to repeal the Cadillac/Excise tax H.R. 246: Legislation to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers; Health Insurance Tax (HIT) H.R. 1628: The American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA) H.R. 175: ObamaCare Repeal Act H.R 242: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017 H.R. 277: American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 314: Health Care Choice Act H.R. 352: State Health Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 372: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 432: Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act H.R. 521: Protection from Insurance Exchange Monopolies Act H.R. 551: Amends the ACA to permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone H.R. 552: Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act H.R. 633: Patient Fairness and Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 661: Employee Fairness and Relief Act H.R. 708: State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 710: Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 749: Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act H.R. 1072: ObamaCare Replacement Act H.R 1101: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1121: Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 1215: Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1245: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act H.R. 1275: World's Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017 H.R. 1304: Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1313: Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1314: Health Care Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1421: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S. 58: Legislation to repeal the Cadillac/Excise tax S. 106: ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 40: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 41: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017 S. 92: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 S. 124: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act S. 147: Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act S. 191: Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222: Obamacare Replacement Act S. 297: Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act S. 469: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act S. 568: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S. 761: Health Care Options Act of 2017 S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 H.R.1995 - V-BID for Better Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3044 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. H.R. 3168 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued access to specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals, and for other purposes. H.R.2575 Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act S.1254 Health Care for Small Business Act H.R.2823 - Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act S.1462, The Marketplace Certainty Act S.1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act S.1201 - Health Care Options for All Act H.R.2770 - Health Care Options for All Act H.R.676 - Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act H.R. 3919 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 S. 1908 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 S. 1804 - Medicare for All Act of 2017 S. 1835 - Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1782 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2017 H.R. 3181 - Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S. 1827 - KIDS Act of 2017 S. 1681 - A bill to require persons who undertake Federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements with the Secretary of Health and Human Services S. 1909 - BENES Act of 2017 H.R. 3877 - Fair Billing Act of 2017 S. 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act H.R. 3780 - Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act H.R. 3748 - Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017 H.R. 3378 - Ensuring Access to Air Ambulance Services Act of 2017 H.R. 3311 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act H.R. 3258 - Marketplace Certainty Act S. 1546 - Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act
2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1628 "American Health Care Act" (Title I, Subtitle D, and Title II) H.R. 173/S. 40 "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act" (entire bills) H.R. 277 "American Health Care Reform Act" (entire bill) No Bill Number "Better Care Reconciliation Act" (Title I)
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 2430/S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (discussion draft) Proposed regulations on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; market stabilization (82 Fed. Reg. 10,980-10,998, February 17, 2017) Proposed regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations
2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). 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. Burgess (R-TX). S. 934 and H.R. 2430 - FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes. Alexander (R-TN) & Walden (R-OR). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 314 - Health Care Choice Act of 2017: To repeal title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. Blackburn (R-TN). HR 706 - Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insurance plans, and for other purposes. Blackburn (R-TN). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. Black (R-TN). HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR)
2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Cadillac tax repeal; HR 173; S 40; S 58
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Treasury, Dept of
2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 173: Legislation to repeal the Cadillac/Excise tax H.R. 246: Legislation to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers; Health Insurance Tax (HIT) H.R. 1628: The American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA) H.R. 175: ObamaCare Repeal Act H.R 242: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017 H.R. 277: American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 314: Health Care Choice Act H.R. 352: State Health Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 372: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 432: Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act H.R. 521: Protection from Insurance Exchange Monopolies Act H.R. 551: Amends the ACA to permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone H.R. 552: Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act H.R. 633: Patient Fairness and Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 661: Employee Fairness and Relief Act H.R. 708: State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 710: Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 749: Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act H.R. 1072: ObamaCare Replacement Act H.R 1101: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1121: Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 1215: Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1245: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act H.R. 1275: World's Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017 H.R. 1304: Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1313: Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1314: Health Care Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1421: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S. 58: Legislation to repeal the Cadillac/Excise tax S. 106: ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 40: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 41: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017 S. 92: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 S. 124: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act S. 147: Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act S. 191: Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222: Obamacare Replacement Act S. 297: Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act S. 469: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act S. 568: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S. 761: Health Care Options Act of 2017 S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 H.R.1995 - V-BID for Better Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3044 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. H.R. 3168 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued access to specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals, and for other purposes. H.R.2575 Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act S.1254 Health Care for Small Business Act H.R.2823 - Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act S.1462, The Marketplace Certainty Act S.1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act S.1201 - Health Care Options for All Act H.R.2770 - Health Care Options for All Act H.R.676 - Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act
2017 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1628 "American Health Care Act" (entire bill) H.R. 173/S. 40 "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act" (entire bills) H.R. 277 "American Health Care Reform Act" (entire bill) General issues relating to health care
Client expense: $1,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Health Issues
HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 314 - Health Care Choice Act of 2017: To repeal title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. Blackburn (R-TN). HR 706 - Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insurance plans, and for other purposes. Blackburn (R-TN). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. Black (R-TN). HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR)
2017 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act Proposed regulations on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; market stabilization (82 Fed. Reg. 10,980-10,998, February 17, 2017) Proposed regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed regulation on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 146, 147 et al.) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2018 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and 2018 Call Letter Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, 'A Better Way to Fix Health Care'; association health plans
2017 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Nomination of Tom Price for Secretary of HHS Nomination of Seema Verma to be CMS Administrator Improving Access to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment HR 1628- American Health Care Act of 2017, repeal of the Affordable Health Care Act and cuts to Medicaid and Medicare HR 1259- Collective Bargaining for VA workers Safe nurse staffing levels Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) reauthorization S 771, HR 1776- Prescription drug costs HR 1101- Association Health Plans Increase Medicare and Medicaid for Puerto Rico HR 277- American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 Federal income tax exclusion for employer sponsored health care HR 173, S 40, S 58- Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, 40% tax on employer sponsored high-cost health benefits Puerto Rico Medicaid funding, parity with states
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 173: Legislation to repeal the Cadillac/Excise tax H.R. 246: Legislation to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers; Health Insurance Tax (HIT) H.R. 1628: The American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA) H.R. 175: ObamaCare Repeal Act H.R 242: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017 H.R. 277: American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 314: Health Care Choice Act H.R. 352: State Health Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 372: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 432: Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act H.R. 521: Protection from Insurance Exchange Monopolies Act H.R. 551: Amends the ACA to permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone H.R. 552: Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act H.R. 633: Patient Fairness and Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 661: Employee Fairness and Relief Act H.R. 708: State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 710: Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 749: Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act H.R. 1072: ObamaCare Replacement Act H.R 1101: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1121: Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 1215: Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1245: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act H.R. 1275: World's Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017 H.R. 1304: Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1313: Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1314: Health Care Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1421: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S. 58: Legislation to repeal the Cadillac/Excise tax S. 106: ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 40: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 41: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017 S. 92: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 S. 124: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act S. 147: Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act S. 191: Patient Freedom Act S. 222: Obamacare Replacement Act S. 297: Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act S. 469: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act S. 568: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S. 761: Health Care Options Act of 2017
2017 · first_quarter · Health Issues
The Affordable Care Act's 40% excise tax on employer-sponsored health coverage that exceeds certain benefit thresholds ("Cadillac Tax")
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2017 · first_quarter · Health Issues
The Affordable Care Act's 40% excise tax on employer-sponsored health coverage that exceeds certain benefit thresholds ("Cadillac Tax")
Client expense: $76,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $15,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $15,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $1,043,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $155,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $16,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $155,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $13,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $166,896 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $11,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $208,058 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $17,150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office