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Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017
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Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to shield a health care professional from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services. This protection from liability does not apply if: (1) the harm was caused by an act or omission constituting willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed; or (2) the professional rendered the health care services under the influence of alcohol or an intoxicating drug.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Provisions related to the tax treatment of private equity in various budget proposals and tax reform proposals including, Public Law 115-97, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Carried Interest Tax Fairness Act of 2019 (S. 781 / H.R. 1735), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act (S. 1639), Stop Wall Street Looting Act (S. 2155 / H.R. 3848); Proposals related to equitable tax treatment of private equity, Transparency in Health Care Investments Act of 2020 (H.R. 5825); Proposals related to Net Operating Loss; Proposals downward attribution tax treatment; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of interest deductibility; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of pass-through businesses; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of carried interest capital gains; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of certain publicly traded partnerships; Laws and regulations relating to the partnership audit process. Department of Labor guidance on Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Provisions related to the tax treatment of private equity, Proposals to alter the tax treatment of carried interest capital gains, including (H.R. 1735, S.781), Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019, Tax provisions, (H.R.133) - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Provisions related to the tax treatment of private equity in various budget proposals and tax reform proposals including, Public Law 115-97, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Carried Interest Tax Fairness Act of 2019 (S. 781 / H.R. 1735), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act (S. 1639), Stop Wall Street Looting Act (S. 2155 / H.R. 3848); Proposals related to equitable tax treatment of private equity, Transparency in Health Care Investments Act of 2020 (H.R. 5825); Proposals related to Net Operating Loss; Proposals downward attribution tax treatment; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of interest deductibility; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of pass-through businesses; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of carried interest capital gains; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of certain publicly traded partnerships; Laws and regulations relating to the partnership audit process. Department of Labor guidance on Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Provisions related to the tax treatment of private equity in various budget proposals and tax reform proposals including, Public Law 115-97, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Carried Interest Tax Fairness Act of 2019 (S. 781 / H.R. 1735), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act (S. 1639), Stop Wall Street Looting Act (S. 2155 / H.R. 3848); Proposals related to equitable tax treatment of private equity, Transparency in Health Care Investments Act of 2020 (H.R. 5825); Proposals related to Net Operating Loss; Proposals downward attribution tax treatment; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of interest deductibility; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of pass-through businesses; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of carried interest capital gains; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of certain publicly traded partnerships; Laws and regulations relating to the partnership audit process. Department of Labor guidance on Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Provisions related to the tax treatment of private equity in various budget proposals and tax reform proposals including, Public Law 115-97, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Carried Interest Tax Fairness Act of 2019 (H.R. 1735/S. 781); Proposals to alter the tax treatment of interest deductibility; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of pass-through businesses; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of carried interest capital gains; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of certain publicly traded partnerships; and Proposals regarding downward attribution.
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2019 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Provisions related to the tax treatment of private equity in various budget proposals and tax reform proposals including, Public Law 115-97, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Carried Interest Tax Fairness Act of 2019 (H.R. 1735/S. 781); Proposals to alter the tax treatment of interest deductibility; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of pass-through businesses; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of carried interest capital gains; Proposals to alter the tax treatment of certain publicly traded partnerships; and Proposals regarding downward attribution.
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
| Republican |
| OK |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jerry Moran | Republican | KS |
| Joe Manchin, III | Independent | WV |
| John Boozman | Republican | AR |
| Lisa Murkowski | Republican | AK |
| Roger F. Wicker | Republican | MS |
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Essential emergency medication shortages H.R.880-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act H.R.1822-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.1876-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.6378-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 S.781-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 S.1022- Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act S.2852-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
Client expense: $549,617 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Essential emergency medication shortages Mental health services for emergency psychiatric patients Price transparency, out-of-network reimbursement of emergency medical services H.Res.906-Congratulating the American College of Emergency Physicians on its 50th anniversary H.R.6-Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act H.R.372-Competetive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 H.R.548-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R.767-Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 H.R.817-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 H.R.880-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act H.R.1057-Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 H.R.1215-Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R.1323-Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act H.R.1492-Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R.1565-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.1822-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.1876-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.2200-Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.2410-Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2017 H.R.2851-Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues (SITSA) Act of 2017 H.R.2957-Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R.3181-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.3258-Marketplace Certainty Act H.R.3545-Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act H.R.4922-Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act H.R.5176-Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018 H.R.5197-Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act H.R.5531-Opioid Emergency Response Act H.R.5558-Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing Act H.R.5678-Rural Emergency Medical Center Act of 2018 H.R.5734-Resident Education Deferred Interest Act H.R.6082-Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act H.R.6143-Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act H.R.6144-Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018 H.R.6372-To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services issue regulations to ensure due process rights for physicians furnishing emergency medical services H.R.6502-Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations Act of 2018 H.R.6615-Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R.6733-Know the Cost Act of 2018 H.R.6748-Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R.7223-Right Rebate Act of 2018 Senate resolution congratulating the American College of Emergency Physicians on its 50th anniversary S.191-Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S.256-SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 S.284-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 S.372- Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 S.527-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 S.568-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S.781-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 S.1016-Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017 S.1022-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act S.1130-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1462-Marketplace Certainty Act S.1530- Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.1553-Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act S.1835-Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S.2465-Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2018 S.2516-Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act S.2544-Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act S.2553-Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018 S.2609-Recovery Coaches Offer Addiction Counseling and Healing (COACH) Act S.2610-Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Departments Act of 2018 S.2680-Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.3482-Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 S.3531-Emergency Care Improvement Act S.3657-Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 S.3702-Right Rebate Act of 2018
Client expense: $549,617 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Torts
H.R.548-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R.720-Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R.1215-Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R.1565-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.1822-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.1876-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 S.527-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 S.781-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017
Client expense: $549,617 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues surrounding the enactment or repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Medicare reimbursement reform for providers including the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). Medicare Part B Drug Reimbursement. FDA issues. Implementation of The Breast Cancer Patient Education Act. The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. Draft legislation to reform the FDA's regulation of cosmetics and draft legislation. Legislation to address physician workforce shortage (HR 2267, S. 1301). Legislation to address the medical liability system (HR 1565, HR 1876/S 781, HR 548/S 527). Legislation to reform the US Preventative Services Task Force (HR 539). HR 880/S.1022 Mission Zero Act. HR 3635/S.794 Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act. Legislation to address the opioid crisis. Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), Educating Congressional offices on bleeding control training.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 880/ S. 1022 the MISSION ZERO Act; H.R. 959, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act; H.R. 767/S. 256 SOAR to Health and Wellness Act; H.R. 3780 Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act; H.R. 1876/ S. 781 Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act; H.R. 5223 Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act; H.R. 5176/ S. 2610 Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms (POWER) Act; H.R. 5197/ S. 2516 Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the ED Act; H.R. 5329 Poison Center Network Enhancement Act; S. 2852 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act; H.R. 6 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Opioids bill); H.R. 2485/ S. 1167 Airplance KiTS Act; FAA Reauthorization;H.R. 6748/ S. 3482 Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act
Client expense: $32,800 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Torts
H.R.548-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R.720-Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R.1215-Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R.1565-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.1822-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.1876-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 S.527-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 S.781-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017
Client expense: $402,721 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Essential emergency medication shortages Mental health services for emergency psychiatric patients Price transparency, out-of-network reimbursement of emergency medical services H.Res.906-Congratulating the American College of Emergency Physicians on its 50th anniversary H.R.6-Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act H.R.372-Competetive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 H.R.548-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R.767-Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 H.R.817-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 H.R.880-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act H.R.1057-Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 H.R.1215-Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R.1323-Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act H.R.1492-Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R.1565-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.1822-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.1876-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.2200-Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.2410-Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2017 H.R.2851-Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues (SITSA) Act of 2017 H.R.2957-Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R.3181-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.3258-Marketplace Certainty Act H.R.3545-Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act H.R.4922-Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act H.R.5176-Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018 H.R.5197-Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act H.R.5531-Opioid Emergency Response Act H.R.5558-Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing Act H.R.5678-Rural Emergency Medical Center Act of 2018 H.R.5734-Resident Education Deferred Interest Act H.R.6082-Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act H.R.6143-Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act H.R.6144-Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018 H.R.6372-To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services issue regulations to ensure due process rights for physicians furnishing emergency medical services H.R.6502-Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations Act of 2018 H.R.6733-Know the Cost Act of 2018 Senate resolution congratulating the American College of Emergency Physicians on its 50th anniversary S.191-Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S.256-SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 S.284-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 S.372- Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 S.527-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 S.568-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S.781-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 S.1016-Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017 S.1022-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act S.1130-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1462-Marketplace Certainty Act S.1530- Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.1553-Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act S.1835-Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S.2465-Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2018 S.2516-Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act S.2544-Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act S.2553-Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018 S.2609-Recovery Coaches Offer Addiction Counseling and Healing (COACH) Act S.2610-Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Departments Act of 2018 S.2680-Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.3531-Emergency Care Improvement Act
Client expense: $402,721 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Essential emergency medication shortages H.R.880-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act H.R.1822-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.1876-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.6378-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 S.781-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 S.1022- Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act S.2852-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
Client expense: $402,721 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (regarding ensuring access to care by protecting certain medical volunteers from lawsuits), H.R. 1876, entire bill; Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (regarding ensuring access to care by protecting certain medical volunteers from lawsuits), S. 781, entire bill; Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act, H.R. 6378, Sec. 209 (regarding ensuring access to care by protecting certain medical volunteers from lawsuits); Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act, S. 2852, Sec. 207 (regarding healthcare volunteer registration systems) and Sec. 208 (liability related to healthcare volunteers); Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act, H.R. 7328, Sec. 207 (regarding healthcare volunteer registration systems) and Sec. 208 (liability related to healthcare volunteers).
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislative proposals affecting Medicare and Medicaid hospital reimbursement policies Health Information Technology Health Care Reform Implementation Medicare Graduate Medical Education Payments S. 2597/H.R. 5385, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 959/S. 1109, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act S. 781/ H.R. 1876, Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017 - provisions related to limiting the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster H.R. 1215, "Protecting Access to Care Act" - provisions related to medical liability system reform 42 CFR Part 2 alignment with HIPAA S. 2852/H.R. 6378, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness & Advancing Innovation Act - provisions related to hospitals
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Opioid issues (S. 2680, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; H.R. 5176, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms (POWER) Act; H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act; H.R. 5009, Jessies Law; H.R. 5818 / S. 2843, the Opioid Workforce Act; H.R. 5797, the IMD CARE Act; H.R. 6082/H.R. 5795, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act; S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act; S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act; S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act; H.R. 5582, the Abuse Deterrent Access Act; H.R. 5685, the Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act; Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018; H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act; S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act; S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act; S.2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options) Draft Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act HIPAA policy in mental and behavioral health information sharing 21st Century Cures Act implementation Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization, including Hospital Preparedness Program (S. 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) of 2018) S.781/ HR 1876. Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017 Health workforce reauthorizations (H.R. 959, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3728, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency Readiness (EMPOWER) Act; H.R. 1676, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Liver allocation policy (H.R. 6458 National Organ Transplant Act Amendments of 2018; H.R. 6517 Fairness in Liver Allocation Act of 2018) H.R. 5678, Rural Emergency Medical Center (REMC) Act of 2018) Disproportionate share hospital payments (H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; implementation of the S-10 worksheet) H.R. 2267 / S. 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 5818 / S. 2843, Opioid Workforce Act Telehealth payment (H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act) Stark law reform Hospital outpatient payment policy Site neutral payment policy included in outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule Physician fee schedule rule Evaluation and management coding and payment policy in physician fee schedule rule S. 2597 / H.R. 5385, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 Opioid funding (CARA implementation; S. 2004, Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act; H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Behavioral health funding (H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 6157) HR 6470 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5645, the Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act Public Charge proposed rule Q4 Submitted Letters SUBJECT: DHS Docket No. USCIS-2010-0012, Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds; Proposed Rule SUBJECT: Docket No. FDA-2018-N-3272, Identifying the Root Causes of Drug Shortages and Finding Enduring Solutions SUBJECT: CMS-1701-P, Medicare Program: Medicare Shared Savings Program; Accountable Care Organizations Pathways to Success Proposed Rule SUBJECT: OIG-0803-N, Request for Information Regarding Anti-Kickback Statute and Beneficiary Inducements CMP SUBJECT: CMS-3346-P, Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction SUBJECT: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 340B Drug Pricing Program Ceiling Price and Manufacturer Civil Monetary Penalties Effective Date Change
Client expense: $317,828 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support H.R. 304/S. 916, The Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with regard to the provision of emergency medical services and discussed companion legislation with the Senate; Support H.R. 372, The Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017, a bill to repeal McCarran-Ferguson with respect to the business of health insurance; Discussed with members of congress working on legislation that maintains coverage and improves Americas health care system through patient-centered care; Oppose HR 1156/ S 1133 , Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017, a bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals; Support HR 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act, a bill 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; Urged CMS to release guidance pertaining to hospital co-location arrangements and to provide flexibility in the agencys co-location policies; Support HR 2141/ S 898, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act of 2017, a bill that would reauthorize the Conrad State 30 Program and make other changes to improve patient access to care; Support S.781/ HR 1876. Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster; Support HR 2212/ S 974Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) 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; Meet with HRSA Administrator and senior staff on 340B drug pricing program; Discussed marketplace stabilization solutions with Hill staff; Support and Recommend changes to HR 1253, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2017 a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make loans and loan guarantees for constructing or renovating, or planning construction or renovation of, qualified psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facilities, and for other purposes: advocated for changes to clarify/expand the entities that can be loan applicants/recipients; Urged the Administration to suspend the faulty star ratings from the Hospital Compare website; Eliminate barriers to care with the creation of an Anti-Kickback safe harbor for clinical integration arrangements that establishes the basic accountabilities for the use of incentive payment or shared savings programs among hospitals, physicians and other providers, along with a safe-harbor for assistance to patients that would protect providers from financial penalties under the Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs) for providing an inducement to a patient; Advocated for changes including: eliminating geographic and setting locations requirements so patients outside of rural areas can benefit from telehealth; expanding the types of technology that can be used, including remote monitoring; and covering all services that are safe to provide, rather than a small list of approved services; Submit Statement Stabilizing Premiums and Helping Individuals in the Individual Insurance Market for 2018: Health Care Stakeholders about the importance of stabilizing the Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2018 and beyond; We urged Congress to pass legislation to fund the ACA cost-sharing reductions; Urged Senators to oppose the Graham-Cassidy proposal being considered in the Senate because this proposal would make significant changes to health care coverage and health care financing; Review of H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of the Medicare program of prescription drugs that are controlled substances; Discussions with Congress on prescription drug monitoring programs, the dispensing of controlled substances, and clinical workflow; Discussions with Congress on draft legislation related to prescription drug monitoring programs; Urged Congress to consider advancing solutions aimed at making our health care system stronger, protecting access and coverage, and exploring new delivery system reforms that have the potential to make care both more affordable and safer; Review of The Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act, a bill to provide funding to combat the opioid epidemic; Discussions with the White House/Office of National Drug Control Policy about the opioid epidemic, including concerns about regulations that prohibit the sharing of substance use disorder records among health care providers; Support H.R. 4392 a bill to prevent cuts to the 340B drug savings program, which would provide relief from deep cuts to payments to hospitals participating in the 340B program; Letter to congress outlining AHA opposition to a potential policy that would cut payments to hospitals treating hospice patients; Oppose H.R. 4710, 340B Protecting Access for the Underserved and Safety-Net Entities (PAUSE) Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a moratorium on the registration of certain new 340B hospitals and associated site; Sent comments to the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its hearing on Examining the Impact of Health Care Consolidation.; Letter sent to the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee for its hearing on, "Combating the Opioid Crisis: Helping Communities Balance Enforcement and Patient Safety"; Letter submitted to the Ways and Means Committee on policy recommendations to address the opioid epidemic; Sent letter to discuss the current state of health care costs, and efforts to increase transparency in the pricing of health care services and the quality of care; Addressed our concerns with the MedPAC Commissions draft recommendation to substantially reduce payments for off-campus stand-alone emergency departments (EDs) that are within 6 miles of an on-campus hospital ED; Support HR 4776, Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program of partnerships for State and regional hospital preparedness to improve surge capacity and would increase the level of authorized funding for the Hospital Preparedness Program to $515 million; Submitted statement to the Senate HELP Committee on the Hearing on How to Reduce Health Care Costs: Understanding the Cost of Health Care in America; Submitted a Statement for the HELP hearing on Effective Administration of the 340B Drug Pricing Program; Support certain provisions in Helping to End Addiction and Lesson (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018; Support HR 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act or the SERV Communities Act, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify the intent of the 340B program and provide for enhanced 340B program integrity; Support S 2597Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; Support HR 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety ActA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records; Support S 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department ActA bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit the use of opioids in emergency departments; Support HR 5176/ S 2610, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018 A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordinated care to patients who have experienced a non-fatal overdose after emergency room discharge; Submit statement to the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health on the hearing Identifying Innovative Practices and Technology in Health Care; Support S 1845 Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act" To amend the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to provide for additional procedures for families with children under the age of 6; Submitted statement to the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee for the hearing "Improving the Coordination and Quality of Substance Use Disorder Treatment." The statement focuses on 42 CFR Part 2; Comments to HELP Committee's discussion draft of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018; The current Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) will sunset on October 1, 2018 so this is "must-do" legislation; Support S 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI), A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act; Supports S. 2372, VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (VA MISSION Act of 2018).A bill to establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs,Submitted a statement to the Ways and Means Committee hearing on "Lowering Costs and Expanding Access to Health Care through Consumer-Directed Health Plans;" Submitted a statement to the Senate HELP Subcommittee on "Primary Health and Retirement Security on Health Care in Rural America: Examining Experiences and Costs"; Submitted a statement to the Senate HELP Committee on "Reducing Health Care Costs: Eliminating Excess Health Care Spending and Improving Quality and Value for Patients"; Submitted comments on the consumer-directed health plan legislation to the Committee on Ways & Means; Submitted a statement to the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on "Opportunities to Improve the 340B Drug Pricing Program"; Discussions about maternal health issues sent by the majority oversight and health subcommittee chairs; Discussions about the Megan Rondini Act; Surprise billing letter to congressional and committee leadership and discussions with members on the same issue; Letter on short-term limited duration plan rule; Meeting with Committee to discuss clarification of Anti-Kickback Statute provisions in the SUPPORT Act.
Client expense: $5,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR1876-S781- Good Samaritan Health Professional Act Regulatory Relief
Client expense: $51,215 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Proposed changes to Medicare hospital reimbursement policy Health care policy H.R. 959/S. 1109, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act Support S.781/H.R. 1876, Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017 - provisions related to limiting the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster 42 CFR Part 2 alignment with HIPAA S. 2852/H.R. 6378, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness & Advancing Innovation Act - provisions related to hospitals
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 527, the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017: Medical liability protections for physicians providing EMTALA mandated care S. 781, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act: Medical liability protections for physicians volunteering during a national disaster S.1022, MISSION ZERO Act: Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act: To facilitate assignment of military trauma care providers to civilian trauma centers in order to maintain military trauma readiness and to support such centers S.2852 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act: Including Good Samaritan liability protections H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act or the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioid prescription limits and reporting requirements H.R. 880, Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act: To facilitate assignment of military trauma care providers to civilian trauma centers in order to maintain military trauma readiness and to support such centers H.R. 1876, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act: Medical liability protections for physicians volunteering during a national disaster H.R.6378: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act, including adding the Good Samaritan Bill provisions to PAHPA No BilL: Surprise medical bills No Bill: Pediatric loan repayment program
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 527, the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017: Medical liability protections for physicians providing EMTALA mandated care S. 781, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act: Medical liability protections for physicians volunteering during a national disaster S.1022, MISSION ZERO Act: Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act: To facilitate assignment of military trauma care providers to civilian trauma centers in order to maintain military trauma readiness and to support such centers S.2852 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act: Including Good Samaritan liability protections H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act or the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioid prescription limits and reporting requirements H.R. 880, Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act: To facilitate assignment of military trauma care providers to civilian trauma centers in order to maintain military trauma readiness and to support such centers H.R. 1876, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act: Medical liability protections for physicians volunteering during a national disaster H.R. 6378: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act, including adding the Good Samaritan Bill provisions to PAHPA No Bill: Surprise medical bills No Bill: Pediatric loan repayment program
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
340B Drug Pricing Program Opioid issues (S. 2680, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; H.R. 5176, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms (POWER) Act; H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act; H.R. 5009, Jessies Law; H.R. 5818 / S. 2843, the Opioid Workforce Act; H.R. 5797, the IMD CARE Act; H.R. 6082/H.R. 5795, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act; S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act; S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act; S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act; H.R. 5582, the Abuse Deterrent Access Act; H.R. 5685, the Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act; Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018; H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act; S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act; S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act; S.2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options) Draft Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act HIPAA policy in mental and behavioral health information sharing 21st Century Cures Act implementation Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization, including Hospital Preparedness Program (S. 2852 / H.R. 6378, H.R. 7328, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) of 2018) S.781/ HR 1876. Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017 Health workforce reauthorizations (H.R. 959, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3728, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency Readiness (EMPOWER) Act; H.R. 1676, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Liver allocation policy S.2554, Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act Consumer-directed health care proposals (Associations Health Plans, Short-term Limited Duration Insurance plans, Section 1332 waivers) Maternal health legislation (H.R. 315, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act and H.R. 1318, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1215 (Protecting Access to Care Act); establishes provisions governing health care lawsuits, including limiting noneconomic damages to $250,000. S. 808/H.R. 302 (Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act); provides protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State. H.R. 1565 (Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act); establishes a framework for health care liability lawsuits to undergo review by independent medical review panels if health care professionals (practicing physicians or their agents or employees) allege adherence to applicable clinical practice guidelines in the provision of health care goods or services. H.R. 1704 (ACCESS Act of 2017); affects healthcare lawsuits by limiting liability and capping noneconomic damages, among other measures. H.R. 1118 (Innocent Sellers Fairness Act); limits liability for personal injury, monetary loss, or damage to property arising out of an accident or transaction involving a seller's products during the regular course of trade or business. S. 781/H.R. 1876 (Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act); limits the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster. S. 1134/H.R. 2437 (Back the Blue Act); alters rules governing criminal and civil rights cases against government entities. H.R. 1103 (Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act); amends title 10, United States Code, to provide for garnishment pursuant to a court order to satisfy a judgment against a retired member of the uniformed services for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child. S. 1693 (Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017); amends the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of that Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sex trafficking. H.R. 1865 (Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017); amends the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes. H.R. 459 (Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017); provides for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking. S. 1426 (United States Center for Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017); amends the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to expand the purposes of the corporation, to designate the United States Center for Safe Sport. H.R. 3808 (Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017); preempts New York state law and precludes absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects receiving federal financial assistance. S. 2815 (Litigation Funding Transparency Act); requries one-sided disclosure of plaintiff use of litigation funding. H.R. 5856 (Good Samaritan Charitable Physicians Services Act of 2018); creates limited liability for volunteer health care professionals. General lobbying with regard to federal preemption of state common law.
Client expense: $1,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support H.R. 5429/S.2830, the SIREN Act; Support H.R.1876/S.781, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017; Support H.R. 1550/S.1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act (VRIPA); Support H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act (VREASA); Support H.R. 1037/S. 1062, to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the commitment and service represented by emergency medical services; Support H.R. 1022/S.880, Mission Zero; Support S. 256/H.R. 767, the Soar Act; Support S. 3482/H.R. 6748, Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization; Educate lawmakers and staff on the shortage and access issues for medications used by EMS practitioners; Urge Congressional relief for raising drug prices for medications used by EMS practitioners; Educate lawmakers for the need for of standardization of prehospital trauma care training across the US military; Support Congressional letter in House to DOD in support of TCCC; Ambulance Cost Reporting; Urge Congressional Support in House to join the EMS Congressional Caucus.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $32,307
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 H.R.4897 - Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018 H.R. 930/S. 497 - Lymphedema Treatment Act H.R. 7083 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2018 H.R. 1318 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule Quality Payment Program (QPP) Out-of-Network billing Narrow networks/Network Adequacy Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs Out of the Crucible: U.S. Military Combat Casualty Care principles
Client expense: $16,092 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 H.R.4897 - Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018 H.R. 930/S. 497 - Lymphedema Treatment Act H.R. 7083 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2018 H.R. 1318 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule Quality Payment Program (QPP) Out-of-Network billing Narrow networks/Network Adequacy Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs Out of the Crucible: U.S. Military Combat Casualty Care principles
Client expense: $16,092 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 H.R.4897 - Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018 H.R. 930/S. 497 - Lymphedema Treatment Act H.R. 7083 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2018 H.R. 1318 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule Quality Payment Program (QPP) Out-of-Network billing Narrow networks/Network Adequacy Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs Out of the Crucible: U.S. Military Combat Casualty Care principles
Client expense: $169,817 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 H.R.4897 - Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018 H.R. 930/S. 497 - Lymphedema Treatment Act H.R. 7083 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2018 H.R. 1318 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule Quality Payment Program (QPP) Out-of-Network billing Narrow networks/Network Adequacy Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs Out of the Crucible: U.S. Military Combat Casualty Care principles
Client expense: $169,817 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Good Samaritan Act (S.781).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage (general); Health Disparities (general); Breastfeeding (general); Assisted Reproductive Technology (general); Smoking Cessation (general); Substance Use Disorder (general); Gynecologic Cancer (general); Gynecologic Devices (general); Reproductive Health (general); Intimate Partner Violence (general); Gun Violence (general); Immunization (general); Breast Cancer (general); E-Cigarettes (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Patient-Physician Relationship (general); Conscience Refusals (general); Child Welfare (general); Prematurity (general); Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Contraception (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Abortion (general); Hyde Amendment (General); Indian Health (general); Teaching Health Centers (general); Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (general); Personal Responsibility Education Program (general); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); Health Care Reform (general); Title X (general); Womens Preventive Services (general); H.R. 5457/S. 2637, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act; H.R. 1318/S 1112, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act/Maternal Health Accountability Act; H.R. 5977/S. 3776, MOMMAs Act; H.R.5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018; S. 3392, MOMs Act; S. 3363, Maternal CARE Act; S.3494, MOMMIES Act; S. 3568, Rural MOMS Act; H.R. 1876/S. 781, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act; S.2852/H.R. 6378 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018; S. 783, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; H.R. 3602/S. 1653, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act; H.R. 6085/S. 3029, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act; H.R. 4993/S.3253, Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2018; P.L. 115-271, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 6805, Pregnant Women in Custody Act; S. 756, First Step Act; S. 2960 Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act; H.J.Res. 140/S.J.Res. 63, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance; Implementation of P.L. 114-91, Protecting Our Infants Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-198, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act; H.R. 6545, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act.
Client expense: $202,071 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Supporting Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal - H.R.849/S.260, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act and S.251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action, enacted into law Supporting Medical Liability Reform - H.R.1215, Protecting Access to Care Act ACA Repeal and Replace - not supporting Supporting H.R.4206, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Comments on FY 2018 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule submitted to CMS, the agency corrected placement of vascular ultrasound codes Supporting H.R.2267, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act Supporting H.R.1876/S.781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act Opposing Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's proposal to rebalance the physician fee schedule towards primary care Following opioid legislation, Stark Act Reform to allow for physician self referral under alternative payment models
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Tort Reform; Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act S. 781/H.R. 1876
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues surrounding the enactment or repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Medicare reimbursement reform for providers including the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). Medicare Part B Drug Reimbursement. FDA issues. Implementation of The Breast Cancer Patient Education Act. The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. Draft legislation to reform the FDA's regulation of cosmetics and draft legislation. Legislation to address physician workforce shortage (HR 2267, S. 1301). Legislation to address the medical liability system (HR 1565, HR 1876/S 781, HR 548/S 527). Legislation to reform the US Preventative Services Task Force (HR 539). HR 880/S.1022 Mission Zero Act. HR 3635/S.794 Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act. Legislation to address the opioid crisis. Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), Educating Congressional offices on bleeding control training.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1215 (Protecting Access to Care Act); establishes provisions governing health care lawsuits, including limiting noneconomic damages to $250,000. S. 808/H.R. 302 (Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act); provides protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State. H.R. 1565 (Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act); establishes a framework for health care liability lawsuits to undergo review by independent medical review panels if health care professionals (practicing physicians or their agents or employees) allege adherence to applicable clinical practice guidelines in the provision of health care goods or services. H.R. 1704 (ACCESS Act of 2017); affects healthcare lawsuits by limiting liability and capping noneconomic damages, among other measures. H.R. 1118 (Innocent Sellers Fairness Act); limits liability for personal injury, monetary loss, or damage to property arising out of an accident or transaction involving a seller's products during the regular course of trade or business. S. 781/H.R. 1876 (Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act); limits the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster. S. 1134/H.R. 2437 (Back the Blue Act); alters rules governing criminal and civil rights cases against government entities. H.R. 1103 (Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act); amends title 10, United States Code, to provide for garnishment pursuant to a court order to satisfy a judgment against a retired member of the uniformed services for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child. S. 1693 (Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017); amends the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of that Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sex trafficking. H.R. 1865 (Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017); amends the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes. H.R. 459 (Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017); provides for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking. S. 1426 (United States Center for Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017); amends the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to expand the purposes of the corporation, to designate the United States Center for Safe Sport. H.R. 3808 (Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017); preempts New York state law and precludes absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects receiving federal financial assistance. S. 2815 (Litigation Funding Transparency Act); requries one-sided disclosure of plaintiff use of litigation funding. H.R. 5856 (Good Samaritan Charitable Physicians Services Act of 2018); creates limited liability for volunteer health care professionals. General lobbying with regard to preemption of state common law.
Client expense: $1,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Torts
Tort Reform; Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act S. 781/H.R. 1876
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Supporting Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal - H.R.849/S.260, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act and S.251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action, enacted into law Supporting Medical Liability Reform - H.R.1215, Protecting Access to Care Act ACA Repeal and Replace - not supporting Supporting H.R.4206, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Comments on FY 2018 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule submitted to CMS, the agency corrected placement of vascular ultrasound codes Supporting H.R.2267, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act Supporting H.R.1876/S.781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act Opposing Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's proposal to rebalance the physician fee schedule towards primary care Following opioid legislation, Stark Act Reform to allow for physician self referral under alternative payment models
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (regarding ensuring access to care by protecting certain medical volunteers from lawsuits), H.R. 1876, entire bill; Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (regarding ensuring access to care by protecting certain medical volunteers from lawsuits), S. 781, entire bill; Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act, H.R. 6378, Sec. 209 (regarding ensuring access to care by protecting certain medical volunteers from lawsuits); Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act, S. 2852, Sec. 207 (regarding healthcare volunteer registration systems) and Sec. 208 (liability related to healthcare volunteers).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Support H.R. 5429/S.2830, the SIREN Act; Support H.R.1876/S.781, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017; Support H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act (VREASA); Support H.R. 1037/S. 1062, to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the commitment and service represented by emergency medical services; Support H.R. 1022/S.880, Mission Zero; Support S. 256/H.R. 767, the Soar Act; Support S. 1167/H.R. 2485, the Kits Act; Support S. 1666/H.R. 2801, Hot Cars Act; Support S. 3132/H.R. 6235, Securing Airspace for Emergency Responders Support S. 3482/H.R. 6748, Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization; Educate lawmakers and staff on the shortage and access issues for medications used by EMS practitioners; Urge Congressional relief for raising drug prices for medications used by EMS practitioners; Educate lawmakers for the need for of standardization of prehospital trauma care training across the US military; Ambulance Cost Reporting; Urge Support to join the EMS Congressional Caucus.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,231
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Support H.R. 304/S. 916, The Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with regard to the provision of emergency medical services and discussed companion legislation with the Senate; Support H.R. 372, The Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017, a bill to repeal McCarran-Ferguson with respect to the business of health insurance; Discussed with members of congress working on legislation that maintains coverage and improves Americas health care system through patient-centered care; Oppose HR 1156/ S 1133 , Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017, a bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals; Support HR 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act, a bill 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; Urged CMS to release guidance pertaining to hospital co-location arrangements and to provide flexibility in the agencys co-location policies; Support HR 2141/ S 898, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act of 2017, a bill that would reauthorize the Conrad State 30 Program and make other changes to improve patient access to care; Support S.781/ HR 1876. Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster; Support HR 2212/ S 974Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) 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; Meet with HRSA Administrator and senior staff on 340B drug pricing program; Discussed marketplace stabilization solutions with Hill staff; Support and Recommend changes to HR 1253, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2017a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make loans and loan guarantees for constructing or renovating, or planning construction or renovation of, qualified psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facilities, and for other purposes: advocated for changes to clarify/expand the entities that can be loan applicants/recipients; Urged the Administration to suspend the faulty star ratings from the Hospital Compare website; Eliminate barriers to care with the creation of an Anti-Kickback safe harbor for clinical integration arrangements that establishes the basic accountabilities for the use of incentive payment or shared savings programs among hospitals, physicians and other providers, along with a safe-harbor for assistance to patients that would protect providers from financial penalties under the Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs) for providing an inducement to a patient; Advocated for changes including: eliminating geographic and setting locations requirements so patients outside of rural areas can benefit from telehealth; expanding the types of technology that can be used, including remote monitoring; and covering all services that are safe to provide, rather than a small list of approved services; Submit Statement Stabilizing Premiums and Helping Individuals in the Individual Insurance Market for 2018: Health Care Stakeholders about the importance of stabilizing the Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2018 and beyond; We urged Congress to pass legislation to fund the ACA cost-sharing reductions; Urged Senators to oppose the Graham-Cassidy proposal being considered in the Senate because this proposal would make significant changes to health care coverage and health care financing; Review of H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of the Medicare program of prescription drugs that are controlled substances; Discussions with Congress on prescription drug monitoring programs, the dispensing of controlled substances, and clinical workflow; Discussions with Congress on draft legislation related to prescription drug monitoring programs; Urged Congress to consider advancing solutions aimed at making our health care system stronger, protecting access and coverage, and exploring new delivery system reforms that have the potential to make care both more affordable and safer; Review of The Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act, a bill to provide funding to combat the opioid epidemic; Discussions with the White House/Office of National Drug Control Policy about the opioid epidemic, including concerns about regulations that prohibit the sharing of substance use disorder records among health care providers; Support H.R. 4392 a bill to prevent cuts to the 340B drug savings program, which would provide relief from deep cuts to payments to hospitals participating in the 340B program; Letter to congress outlining AHA opposition to a potential policy that would cut payments to hospitals treating hospice patients; Oppose H.R. 4710, 340B Protecting Access for the Underserved and Safety-Net Entities (PAUSE) Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a moratorium on the registration of certain new 340B hospitals and associated site; Sent comments to the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its hearing on Examining the Impact of Health Care Consolidation.; Letter sent to the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee for its hearing on, "Combating the Opioid Crisis: Helping Communities Balance Enforcement and Patient Safety"; Letter submitted to the Ways and Means Committee on policy recommendations to address the opioid epidemic; Sent letter to discuss the current state of health care costs, and efforts to increase transparency in the pricing of health care services and the quality of care; Addressed our concerns with the MedPAC Commissions draft recommendation to substantially reduce payments for off-campus stand-alone emergency departments (EDs) that are within 6 miles of an on-campus hospital ED; Addressed our concerns with the Commissions draft recommendation to substantially reduce payments for off-campus stand-alone emergency departments (EDs) that are within 6 miles of an on-campus hospital ED; Support HR4776, Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program of partnerships for State and regional hospital preparedness to improve surge capacity and would increase the level of authorized funding for the Hospital Preparedness Program to $515 million; Submitted statement to the Senate HELP Committee on the Hearing on How to Reduce Health Care Costs: Understanding the Cost of Health Care in America; Submitted a Statement for the HELP hearing on Effective Administration of the 340B Drug Pricing Program; Support certain provisions in Helping to End Addiction and Lesson (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018; Support HR 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act or the SERV Communities Act, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify the intent of the 340B program and provide for enhanced 340B program integrity; Support S 2597Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; Support HR 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety ActA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records; Support S 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department ActA bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit the use of opioids in emergency departments; Support HR 5176/ S 2610, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018 A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordinated care to patients who have experienced a non-fatal overdose after emergency room discharge; Submit statement to the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health on the hearing Identifying Innovative Practices and Technology in Health Care; Support S 1845 Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act" To amend the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to provide for additional procedures for families with children under the age of 6; Submitted statement to the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee for the hearing "Improving the Coordination and Quality of Substance Use Disorder Treatment." The statement focuses on 42 CFR Part 2; Comments to HELP Committee's discussion draft of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018; The current Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) will sunset on October 1, 2018 so this is "must-do" legislation; Support S 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI), A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act; Supports S. 2372, VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (VA MISSION Act of 2018).A bill to establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs,Submitted a statement to the Ways and Means Committee hearing on "Lowering Costs and Expanding Access to Health Care through Consumer-Directed Health Plans;" Submitted a statement to the Senate HELP Subcommittee on "Primary Health and Retirement Security on Health Care in Rural America: Examining Experiences and Costs"; Submitted a statement to the Senate HELP Committee on "Reducing Health Care Costs: Eliminating Excess Health Care Spending and Improving Quality and Value for Patients"; Submitted comments on the consumer-directed health plan legislation to the Committee on Ways & Means; Submitted a statement to the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on "Opportunities to Improve the 340B Drug Pricing Program".
Client expense: $5,220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1215 (Protecting Access to Care Act); establishes provisions governing health care lawsuits, including limiting noneconomic damages to $250,000. S. 808/H.R. 302 (Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act); provides protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State. H.R. 1565 (Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act); establishes a framework for health care liability lawsuits to undergo review by independent medical review panels if health care professionals (practicing physicians or their agents or employees) allege adherence to applicable clinical practice guidelines in the provision of health care goods or services. H.R. 1704 (ACCESS Act of 2017); affects healthcare lawsuits by limiting liability and capping noneconomic damages, among other measures. H.R. 1118 (Innocent Sellers Fairness Act); limits liability for personal injury, monetary loss, or damage to property arising out of an accident or transaction involving a seller's products during the regular course of trade or business. S. 781/H.R. 1876 (Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act); limits the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster. S. 1134/H.R. 2437 (Back the Blue Act); alters rules governing criminal and civil rights cases against government entities. H.R. 1103 (Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act); amends title 10, United States Code, to provide for garnishment pursuant to a court order to satisfy a judgment against a retired member of the uniformed services for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child. S. 1693 (Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017); amends the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of that Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sex trafficking. H.R. 1865 (Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017); amends the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes. H.R. 459 (Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017); provides for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking. S. 1426 (United States Center for Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017); amends the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to expand the purposes of the corporation, to designate the United States Center for Safe Sport. H.R. 3808 (Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017); preempts New York state law and precludes absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects receiving federal financial assistance. S. 2815 (Litigation Funding Transparency Act); requries one-sided disclosure of plaintiff use of litigation funding. H.R. 5856 (Good Samaritan Charitable Physicians Services Act of 2018); creates limited liability for volunteer health care professionals. General lobbying with regard to federal preemption of state common law.
Client expense: $1,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Insurance market policies (Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; Short-term, Limited Duration Health Insurance rule; Association Health Plans rule) Risk adjustment payments Cost sharing reduction payments Insurance navigator funding 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392; H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act; S. 2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act; H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act; H.R. 2889, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act; H.R. 5598, 340B Optimization Act; H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act; H.R. 6273, Creating Access to Rape Kit Exams (CARE) for Survivors Act) Opioid issues (S. 2680, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; H.R. 5176, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms (POWER) Act; H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act; H.R. 5009, Jessies Law; H.R. 5818 / S. 2843, the Opioid Workforce Act; H.R. 5797, the IMD CARE Act; H.R. 6082/H.R. 5795, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act; S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act; S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act; S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act; H.R. 5582, the Abuse Deterrent Access Act; H.R. 5685, the Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act; Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018; H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act; S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act; S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act; S.2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options) IV and medication shortages Drug prices (American Patients First, Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs; S. 2554 / H.R. 6143, Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act; S. 2553, Know the Lowest Price Act; H.R. 6733, Know the Cost Act) Draft Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act HIPAA policy in mental and behavioral health information sharing 21st Century Cures Act implementation Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization, including Hospital Preparedness Program (S. 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) of 2018) S.781/ HR 1876. Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017 Health workforce reauthorizations (H.R. 959, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3728, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency Readiness (EMPOWER) Act; H.R. 1676, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Consumer Directed Health Plans Legislation (H.R. 6311 would modify the definition of a qualified health plan and allow individuals purchasing health insurance in the individual market to purchase a "copper" plan or use the premium tax credit to buy off-marketplace coverage; H.R. 6301 to allow CDHPs to provide coverage for services like telehealth, chronic disease management, or primary care visits below the minimum deductible; H.R. 6317 to allow coverage of direct primary care service arrangements; H.R. 6305 to permit use of CDHPs to receive certain employment-related health services like onsite clinics; H.R. 6309 to allow individuals only enrolled in Medicare Part A to contribute to health savings accounts; H.R. 6199 to include certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified medical expenses; H.R. 6306 to increase the current contribution limits for HSAs; H.R. 6312, Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act to count sports equipment and exercise costs toward medical expenses; H.R. 6313 to allow carry-forward of flexible spending account balances each year; H.R. 6314 to allow bronze and catastrophic plans in connection with health savings accounts, allowing plans categorized as catastrophic and bronze in the individual and small group markets to qualify for HSA contributions) H.R. 4616 to delay the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage; and place a moratorium on the employer mandate Liver allocation policy
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 880/ S. 1022 the MISSION ZERO Act; H.R. 959, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act; H.R. 767/S. 256 SOAR to Health and Wellness Act; H.R. 3780 Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act; H.R. 1876/ S. 781 Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act; H.R. 5223 Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act; H.R. 5176/ S. 2610 Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms (POWER) Act; H.R. 5197/ S. 2516 Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the ED Act; H.R. 5329 Poison Center Network Enhancement Act; S. 2852 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act; H.R. 6 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Opioids bill); H.R. 2485/ S. 1167 Airplance KiTS Act; FAA Reauthorization;H.R. 6748/ S. 3482 Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act
Client expense: $32,200 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Legislative proposals affecting Medicare and Medicaid hospital reimbursement policies Health Information Technology Health Care Reform Implementation Medicare Graduate Medical Education Payments S. 2597/H.R. 5385, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 959/S. 1109, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act S. 781/ H.R. 1876, Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017 - provisions related to limiting the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster H.R. 1215, "Protecting Access to Care Act" - provisions related to medical liability system reform S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act - provisions related to IMD exclusion, alignment of 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with HIPAA and medication-assisted treatment Legislative proposals to combat opioid abuse
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Proposed changes to Medicare hospital reimbursement policy Health care policy S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act - provisions related to IMD exclusion, alignment of 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with HIPAA, opioid-alternative prescribing, and medication-assisted treatment provisions Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act Legislative proposals to combat opioid abuse S. 2597/H.R. 5385, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 959/S. 1109, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act Support S.781/ HR 1876, Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017 - provisions related to limiting the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage (general); Health Disparities (general); Breastfeeding (general); Assisted Reproductive Technology (general); Smoking Cessation (general); Substance Use Disorder (general); Gynecologic Cancer (general); Gynecologic Devices (general); Reproductive Health (general); Intimate Partner Violence (general); Gun Violence (general); Immunization (general); Breast Cancer (general); E-Cigarettes (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Patient-Physician Relationship (general); Conscience Refusals (general); Child Welfare (general); Prematurity (general); Health Disparities (general); Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Lab Developed Tests (general); Contraception (general); Preeclampsia (general); Over the Counter Drugs (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Community Health Centers (general); Abortion (general); Hyde Amendment (General); Indian Health (general); Teaching Health Centers (general); Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (general); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); Healthy Start (general); Health Care Reform (general); Title X (general); Personal Responsibility Education Program (general); Womens Preventive Services (general); H.R. 5457/S. 2637, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act; H.R. 1318/S 1112, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act/Maternal Health Accountability Act; H.R. 5977, MOMMAs Act; H.R.5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018; S. 3392, MOMs Act; S. 3363, Maternal CARE Act; S.3494, MOMMIES Act; H.R. 1876/S. 781, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act; S.2852/H.R. 6378 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018; S. 783, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; S.Res. 605, A resolution designating the first week in August as World Breastfeeding Week, and designating August as National Breastfeeding Month; H.R. 3602/S. 1653, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act; H.R. 421/S. 93, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act; H.R. 6085/S. 3029, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act; H.R. 5818/S. 2843, the Opioid Workforce Act of 2018; H.R. 2501/S. 1148, CRIB Act; H.R. 4993/ S.3253 - Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 6805, Pregnant Women in Custody Act; S. 2960 Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act; H.J.Res. 140/S.J.Res. 63, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance; Implementation of P.L. 114-91, Protecting Our Infants Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-198, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act; H.R. 6545/S.___, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act.
Client expense: $190,590 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 527, the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017: Medical liability protections for physicians providing EMTALA mandated care S. 781, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act: Medical liability protections for physicians volunteering during a national disaster S.1022, MISSION ZERO Act: Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act: To facilitate assignment of military trauma care providers to civilian trauma centers in order to maintain military trauma readiness and to support such centers S.2852 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act: Including Good Samaritan liability protections S. 3095, the Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act: Funding for specialty physician training H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act or the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioid prescription limits and reporting requirements H.R. 548, the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017: Medical liability protections for physicians providing EMTALA mandated care H.R. 880, Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act: To facilitate assignment of military trauma care providers to civilian trauma centers in order to maintain military trauma readiness and to support such centers H.R. 1876, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act: Medical liability protections for physicians volunteering during a national disaster H.R. 6378: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act, including adding the Good Samaritan Bill provisions to PAHPA
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 527, the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017: Medical liability protections for physicians providing EMTALA mandated care S. 781, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act: Medical liability protections for physicians volunteering during a national disaster S.1022, MISSION ZERO Act: Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act: To facilitate assignment of military trauma care providers to civilian trauma centers in order to maintain military trauma readiness and to support such centers S.2852 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act: Including Good Samaritan liability protections S.3095, the Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act or the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioid prescription limits and reporting requirements H.R. 548, the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017: Medical liability protections for physicians providing EMTALA mandated care H.R. 880, Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act: To facilitate assignment of military trauma care providers to civilian trauma centers in order to maintain military trauma readiness and to support such centers H.R. 1876, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act: Medical liability protections for physicians volunteering during a national disaster H.R.6378: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act, including adding the Good Samaritan Bill provisions to PAHPA
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule
Client expense: $28,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule
Client expense: $28,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule
Client expense: $182,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)