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Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act or the Health Care PRICE Transparency Act This bill revises the format in which hospitals must list their standard charges for items and services to require that such lists are in a machine-readable format; it also revises the transparency requirements related to the costs of items and services for health insurance plans seeking certification as qualified health plans through insurance exchanges.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R 856 - Physicians Pro Bono Care Act - charitable deduction for pro-bono health services H.R. 3796 - Health Savings for Seniors Act - This bill permits a Medicare beneficiary to participate in and contribute to health savings accounts. S. 1227 - Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Thisbill requiresthe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report about anticompetitive practicesand other trendswithin the pharmaceuticalsupply chain that may impact the cost of prescriptionsdrugs. H.R. 5198 - Patients' Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2019 - Creates FDA approved standard method of sharing consumer information. S. 2441 - Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2019 - Thisbill permitsindividualswho are not enrolled in a high deductible health plan to participate in healthsavingsaccounts. S. 2440 - Qualified Health Savings Account Distribution Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the requirements for tax-preferred health accounts, to modify the rules for using a conversion or termination of a flexible spending account or a health reimbursement arrangement to establish a health savings account. H.R. 603 - Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2019 - This bill modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to: increase the maximum contribution amounts, permit the use of HSAs to pay health insurance premiums and for direct primary care service arrangements, repeal the restriction on using HSAs for over-the-counter medications, eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health care plan, and decrease the additional tax for HSA distributions not used for qualified medical expenses. H.R. 5596, S. 3112 - Personalized Care Act of 2020 - This bill revises provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs) H.R. 5566 - Patient Fairness Act of 2020 - This bill revises requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) H.R. 5076 - Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019 - Seeks to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for everyone covered by Medicare and spares seniors the decision to delay or not seek vaccines due to their share of the cost. S. 3537 - Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020 - Requires Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of all drugs marketed in the United States. S. 3432 - Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 - This bipartisan legislation would reduce American reliance on foreign manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). H.R. 6286 - Health Savings Act of 2020 - This bill revises requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) H.R. 6336 - Increasing Hospital Capacity to Fight the Coronavirus Act of 2020 - This bill allows unapproved capital expenses that are made by health care facilities during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to be included in federal payment determinations under Medicare and Medicaid. H.R. 3502 - Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act - This bill makes a series of changes relating to health care costs and billing practices. S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 - Seeks to lower drug costs by establishing rebate programs for brandname drugs and biologics used for Part B and Part D with prices that increase faster than the rate of inflation. H.R.6663 - Truth in Healthcare Marketing - Strives to reduce confusion over professional licensure, education level, training, degrees obtained, and clinical expertise and makes it unlawful for providers to misrepresent these credentials. H.R. 6813, S. 3703 - Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act - Works toward providing this protection by requiring the development of training materials for anyone who responds, investigates, or prosecutes cases of elder abuse involving seniors afflicted with dementias H.R. 7233, S. 4216 - Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act - The expansion of telehealth would provide a convenient, cost-effective tool that complements traditional in-office medical visits. S. 4106 - Healthcare PRICE Transparency Act - Codifies two healthcare price transparency rules requiring hospitals and insurers to disclose their discounted cash rates and negotiated rates to consumers before they receive medical care. S. 3993 - Equal Access to Care Act - Expands access to telemedicine during the coronavirus emergency by allowing licensed health care providers to treat patients over the phone and online wherever the patient is located. H.R. 6930 - Manufacturing API, Drugs, and Excipients (MADE) in America Act - Addresses our drug supply chains dependence on foreign countries like China and works to mitigate drug shortages while incentivizing the domestic manufacturing of drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), personal protective equipment (PPE), and diagnostics. S. 4134 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act - TheIncreasing Access to Biosimilars Actwould direct the Department of Health and Human Services to create a shared savings demonstration program for biosimilar drugs in the Medicare program, which will help increase competition and expand access to biosimilars. H.R. 7008 - Family Savings Flexibility Act - This bill (1) increases to $2,750 the maximum amount of unused benefits or contributions remaining in a health flexible or dependent care spending arrangement that may be carried over from the 2020 to the 2021 plan year, (2) increases the maximum contribution amount for health savings accounts, and (3) increases the exclusion from employee gross income of employer-paid dependent care assistance. S. 3872 - Promising Pathway Act - Requires the US Food and Drug Administration to establish a rolling, real-time, priority review pathway to evaluate provisional approval applications for drugs intended to treat, prevent, or diagnose serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions, including those that pose a threat of epidemic or pandemic. S. 4185 - End Surprise Medical Bills for Air Ambulances Act of 2020 - A bill to establish an independent dispute resolution process for surprise air ambulance bills, and for other purposes. S. 4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act - This bill requires health insurance plans to cover through 2021 without cost sharing COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) serology testing, which looks for the presence of antibodies made in response to an infection. S. 4158 - PPE Supply Chain Transparency Act of 2020 - This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue, within 90 days, a public report on the security and resilience of the supply chain for personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. S. 4151 & H.R. 4838 - The Sustaining Outpatient Services (SOS) Act - Prevents certain off-campus hospital outpatient services from receiving significant Medicare reimbursement cuts. S. 4367 and H.R. 8032 - Health Savings Accounts for All Act - Qualified medical expenses would include expenses incurred during the prior or current tax year before establishing the HSA and fees paid for personal patient care. H.R.5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act - Recognizes the important work done by CMMI and incorporates protections into the processes including, limiting the scope of models to only the size needed to realize a statistically valid sample; encouraging feedback from beneficiaries in developing CMMI models; and limiting the testing of new payment and delivery models to five years to shield beneficiaries from being subjected to potentially harmful models. H.R. 5741 also provides for key Congressional oversight for CMMI demonstrations that will improve transparency and patient safety. S. 4866 - updating standards for oversight of nursing homes S. 4796 & H.R. 7617 - proposing free market reforms to healthcare S. 4367 and H.R. 8032 - Expansion of health savings accounts.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 748 - CARES Act -Courtney - COVID-19 coverage H.R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020 - DeFazio - antitrust laws, health insurance, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act - Pallone - surprise medical billing H.R. 3784 - Air Ambulance Affordability Act of 2019 - Neguse - air ambulances H.R. 4223 - Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act - Spano - surprise medical billing H.R. 5121 - Healthcare Cost Transparency Act - Beyer - provider price comparison tool H.R. 5239 - Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Joyce - reporting on drug expenditures and price changes under group health plans H.R. 5575 - Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2020 -Underwood - coverage of primary care and behavioral health visits H.R. 6005 - Know the Price Act - Malinowski - health plan transparency H.R. 6173 - Covering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020 - DeGette - COVID-19 testing coverage H.R. 6193 - Medication Access in Emergencies Act of 2020 - Pappas - coverage of prescription drugs during emergency periods H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Lowey - includes several provisions related to COVID-19 testing coverage H.R. 6213 - No Cost for COVID-19 Testing Act - Wilson - COVID-19 testing coverage H.R. 6214 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing under the Medicare Advantage program - Kind - Medicare Advantage coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing H.R. 6222 - Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Schakowsky - coverage of certain new preventative services related to COVID-19 H.R. 6231 - Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Bucshon - coverage of certain vaccines and testing services during the COVID-19 emergency H.R. 6299 - Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020 - Courtney - COVID-19 coverage H.R. 6317 - To provide for special enrollment periods during public health emergencies, coverage of services related to public health emergencies, and for other purposes - Doggett - special enrollment periods in public health emergency H.R. 6338 - To waive high deductible health plan requirements for health savings accounts -Budd - HDHP coverage during COVID H.R. 6486- Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0 -Ruiz - COVID H.R. 6514 - Worker Health Coverage Protection Act - Scott - COVID H.R. 6518 - Stop Health Premium Spikes Act of 2020 - Peters - risk corridors H.R. 6532 - COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020 - Doggett - COVID H.R. 6568 - Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act of 2020 - Rochester - COVID H.R. 6644 - To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency. -Schrier - COVID H.R. 6674 - Medicare Crisis Program Act of 2020 -Jayapal - COVID H.R. 6712 - American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020 - Curtis - health share pools H.R. 6810 - Health Care Protection Act -Davis - COVID H.R. 7006 - Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act - Velazquez - home health services H.R. 7267 - To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage from reducing contracted rates, or terminating contracts, with health care providers during a public health emergency. - Porter - ERISA H.R. 7475 - Ensuring FEHBP Coverage During Pandemic Act - Vela - special enrollment period H.R. 7539 - Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act - Kennedy - strengthen mental health and SUD benefits H.R. 7647 - To provide for a COVID-19-related delay regarding annual limitation on cost-sharing for group health plans and individual and small group health insurance coverage - McEachin - drug manufacturer support applied to patient out-of-pocket limit H.R. 7659 - Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 - Sewell - inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for MA plans H.R. 7676 - Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act - Flores - hospital and insurer price transparency H.R. 7722 - Matts Act - Fortenberry - limit price of insulin drugs accessible for those enrolled in group or indiv. health insurance coverage, group health plans, uninsured H.R. 7921 - Connecting Communities to Grant Opportunities Act of 2020 - Velazquez - navigator programs H.R. 7942 - Public Health Emergency COBRA Extension Act -Sanchez - COBRA extension H.R. 8060 - Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act - Trone - parity in mental health and SUD service under private insurance H.R. 8181 - Jack Reynolds Memory MediGap Expansion - Axne - Medigap coverage for Medicare ESRD H.R. 8308 - Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act - Phillips - coverage for services furnished through telehealth H.R. 8330 - No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act - Porter - health coverage of newborns H.R. 8527 - Fair Care Act of 2020 - Westerman - health care costs and coverage H.R. 8573 - Helping Families Access Pediatric Care Act of 2020 - Schrier - deductibles and outpatient pediatric services H.R. 8615 - ARC Act of 2020 -Payne, Jr. - coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests H.R. 8875 - Health Insurance Lemon Law Act - Kennedy - special enrollment period for non-compliant health plans S. 350 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 - Daines - McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 1531 - STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act - Cassidy-Bennet - surprise medical billing S. 1948 - Chronic Disease Management Act - Thune - pre-deductible coverage of chronic disease prevention services S. 2546 - Safe Step Act - Murkowski - Step therapy exceptions S. 3200 - Chronic Disease Management Act of 2020 - Thune - coverage of chronic disease prevention services S. 3383 - Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2020 -Kennedy - preexisting conditions S. 3499 - A bill to amend coverage requirements to ensure that no person incurs cost sharing when receiving a test to confirm a COVID-19 infection - Smith - COVID-19 cost -sharing S. 3505 - A bill to require private health insurance to rapidly cover preventive services and vaccines related to the coronavirus - Jones - rapid COVID-19 coverage S. 3536 - A bill to provide for special enrollment periods during public health emergencies, coverage of services related to public health emergencies, and for other purposes - Casey - COVID-19 coverage S. 3610 - American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020 - Paul - health share pools S. 3631 - Relief for Rural Providers During Emergencies Act - Sasse - COVID S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act of 2020 - Smith - COVID S. 3792 - Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act - Smith - parity S. 3821 - Affordable Health Care Options Act of 2020 - Loeffler - affordability S. 3991 - Coronavirus 2019 Special Enrollment Period Act - Duckworth - SEP S. 4106 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency - Braun - price transparency S. 4185 - End Surprise Medical Bills for Air Ambulances Act of 2020 - Wicker - establish an IDR for air ambulance S. 4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act - Scott - coverage for COVID serology testing S. 4255 - Katherines Lung Cancer Early Detection and Survival Act of 2020 - Smith - group health plans, group and indiv coverage benefits for lung cancer screenings S. 4329 - Continuous Health Coverage for Workers Act - McSally - COBRA continuation coverage S. 4469 - COVID-19 Treatment Coverage Act - Smith - COVID treatment Medicaid/MA/Private/Medicare coverage S. 4506 - Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act of 2020 - Gardner - coverage of pre-ex conditions under private insurance S. 4521 - Health Care Improvement Act of 2020 - Warner - expand ACA coverage S. 4557 - COVid Enrollment Response Act - Baldwin - assistance enrolling in health care coverage S. 4609 - Vaccine And Coverage Certainty Act - Wyden - coverage of COVID vaccine under Medicare/Medicaid, CHIP S. 4653 - A bill to prevent efforts of the Department of Justice to advocate courts to strike down the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Schumer - ACA S. 4761 - Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2020 - King - coverage and cost-sharing S. 4796 - Fair Care Act of 2020 - Braun - health care costs and coverage S. 4820 - Long-Term Care Affordability Act - Pat Toomey - long term care insurance S. 4894 - DOC Access Act of 2019 - Manchin - vision and dental insurance S. 4959 - A bill to increase transparency and access to group health plan and health insurance issuer reporting - Braun - Transparency on pharmacy benefits and drug costs S. 5084 - A bill to increase transparency and access to group health plan and health insurance issuer reporting - Braun - Transparency Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to COBRA continuation coverage; issues related to behavioral health benefits; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to expanding long-term care insurance coverage; issues relating to COVID-19, including testing, vaccines and therapeutics; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; issues related to changes to prior authorization regulations, electronic documentation, and related issues; issues relating to Medicaid best price; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; prior authorization; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health reimbursement accounts; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to surprise medical bills; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to substance abuse and provider treatment records (42 CFR Part 2); issues related to medical management; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to interoperability and price transparency; issues related to the employer market; issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 5304, PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act S. 4106, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency Issues related to health care price transparency.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.7676/ S.4106 - "Health Care PRICE Transparency Act" - Oppose public disclosure of confidential hospital negotiated rates with payers H.R. 1384 - "Medicare For All Act of 2019", S.1129 - Oppose government-run national health insurance H.R. 2085/ S.1033 "Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act (CHOICE) Act", H.R. 2000/S.981 - "Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019" - Oppose public option S. 1895 - "Lower Health Care Costs Act" - Support protecting patients from surprise billing and oppose government rate setting. Advocated for appropriate transparency and contracting flexibility. S.1531 "Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019", H.R. 3630 "No Surprises Act", H.R. 3502 "Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act", H.R. 5800 Ban Surprise Billing Act, H.R. 5826 "Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020" - Advocate to protect patients from surprise billing and oppose government rate setting. H.R. 6837/ S. 3750 "Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020" - Support amended payment terms for eligible health care providers under the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Program H.R. 6800 "Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act" - Support Division C, Health Provisions for Medicare and Medicaid that support health care providers and patients H.R. 6365/ S. 3559 "Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020" - Support expansion of access to telehealth programs for tax paying rural hospitals H.R. 7059 "Coronavirus Provider Protection Act" - Evaluated and advocated for improvements to legislation relating to liability protections during COVID-19 S. 4317 - "SAFE TO WORK Act" - Develop proposal to protect hospitals, healthcare professionals and facilities from liability due to COVID-19 H.R. 7819 / S. 4525 - " Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020" - Support technical corrections to Provider Relief Fund to ensure funds received are not taxable H.R. 8337 - "Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act" - Support passage of continuing resolution, including language to improve repayment terms of Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. H.R. 8061 - "Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020" - Support legislation that increases community access and awareness to vaccinations. S. 4421 - "The Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act" - Support legislation that provides temporary licensing reciprocity for health care professionals. H.R. 133 - "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021" - Advocated in support of protecting patients from surprise billing, COVID-19 response. H.Res. 1200 - "Supporting the goals and ideals of National Rural Health Day" - Support National Rural Health Day.
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R 856 - Physicians Pro Bono Care Act - charitable deduction for pro-bono health services H.R. 3796 - Health Savings for Seniors Act - This bill permits a Medicare beneficiary to participate in and contribute to health savings accounts. S. 1227 - Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Thisbill requiresthe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report about anticompetitive practicesand other trendswithin the pharmaceuticalsupply chain that may impact the cost of prescriptionsdrugs. H.R. 5198 - Patients' Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2019 - Creates FDA approved standard method of sharing consumer information. S. 2441 - Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2019 - Thisbill permitsindividualswho are not enrolled in a high deductible health plan to participate in healthsavingsaccounts. S. 2440 - Qualified Health Savings Account Distribution Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the requirements for tax-preferred health accounts, to modify the rules for using a conversion or termination of a flexible spending account or a health reimbursement arrangement to establish a health savings account. H.R. 603 - Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2019 - This bill modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to: increase the maximum contribution amounts, permit the use of HSAs to pay health insurance premiums and for direct primary care service arrangements, repeal the restriction on using HSAs for over-the-counter medications, eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health care plan, and decrease the additional tax for HSA distributions not used for qualified medical expenses. H.R. 5596, S. 3112 - Personalized Care Act of 2020 - This bill revises provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs) H.R. 5566 - Patient Fairness Act of 2020 - This bill revises requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) H.R. 5076 - Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019 - Seeks to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for everyone covered by Medicare and spares seniors the decision to delay or not seek vaccines due to their share of the cost. S. 3537 - Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020 - Requires Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of all drugs marketed in the United States. S. 3432 - Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 - This bipartisan legislation would reduce American reliance on foreign manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). H.R. 6286 - Health Savings Act of 2020 - This bill revises requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) H.R. 6336 - Increasing Hospital Capacity to Fight the Coronavirus Act of 2020 - This bill allows unapproved capital expenses that are made by health care facilities during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to be included in federal payment determinations under Medicare and Medicaid. H.R. 3502 - Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act - This bill makes a series of changes relating to health care costs and billing practices. S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 - Seeks to lower drug costs by establishing rebate programs for brandname drugs and biologics used for Part B and Part D with prices that increase faster than the rate of inflation. H.R.6663 - Truth in Healthcare Marketing - Strives to reduce confusion over professional licensure, education level, training, degrees obtained, and clinical expertise and makes it unlawful for providers to misrepresent these credentials. H.R. 6813, S. 3703 - Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act - Works toward providing this protection by requiring the development of training materials for anyone who responds, investigates, or prosecutes cases of elder abuse involving seniors afflicted with dementias H.R. 7233, S. 4216 - Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act - The expansion of telehealth would provide a convenient, cost-effective tool that complements traditional in-office medical visits. S. 4106 - Healthcare PRICE Transparency Act - Codifies two healthcare price transparency rules requiring hospitals and insurers to disclose their discounted cash rates and negotiated rates to consumers before they receive medical care. S. 3993 - Equal Access to Care Act - Expands access to telemedicine during the coronavirus emergency by allowing licensed health care providers to treat patients over the phone and online wherever the patient is located. H.R. 6930 - Manufacturing API, Drugs, and Excipients (MADE) in America Act - Addresses our drug supply chains dependence on foreign countries like China and works to mitigate drug shortages while incentivizing the domestic manufacturing of drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), personal protective equipment (PPE), and diagnostics. S. 4134 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act - TheIncreasing Access to Biosimilars Actwould direct the Department of Health and Human Services to create a shared savings demonstration program for biosimilar drugs in the Medicare program, which will help increase competition and expand access to biosimilars. H.R. 7008 - Family Savings Flexibility Act - This bill (1) increases to $2,750 the maximum amount of unused benefits or contributions remaining in a health flexible or dependent care spending arrangement that may be carried over from the 2020 to the 2021 plan year, (2) increases the maximum contribution amount for health savings accounts, and (3) increases the exclusion from employee gross income of employer-paid dependent care assistance. S. 3872 - Promising Pathway Act - Requires the US Food and Drug Administration to establish a rolling, real-time, priority review pathway to evaluate provisional approval applications for drugs intended to treat, prevent, or diagnose serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions, including those that pose a threat of epidemic or pandemic. S. 4185 - End Surprise Medical Bills for Air Ambulances Act of 2020 - A bill to establish an independent dispute resolution process for surprise air ambulance bills, and for other purposes. S. 4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act - This bill requires health insurance plans to cover through 2021 without cost sharing COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) serology testing, which looks for the presence of antibodies made in response to an infection. S. 4158 - PPE Supply Chain Transparency Act of 2020 - This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue, within 90 days, a public report on the security and resilience of the supply chain for personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. S. 4151 & H.R. 4838 - The Sustaining Outpatient Services (SOS) Act - Prevents certain off-campus hospital outpatient services from receiving significant Medicare reimbursement cuts. S. 4367 and H.R. 8032 - Health Savings Accounts for All Act - Qualified medical expenses would include expenses incurred during the prior or current tax year before establishing the HSA and fees paid for personal patient care. H.R.5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act - Recognizes the important work done by CMMI and incorporates protections into the processes including, limiting the scope of models to only the size needed to realize a statistically valid sample; encouraging feedback from beneficiaries in developing CMMI models; and limiting the testing of new payment and delivery models to five years to shield beneficiaries from being subjected to potentially harmful models. H.R. 5741 also provides for key Congressional oversight for CMMI demonstrations that will improve transparency and patient safety.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 5304, PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act S. 4106, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency Issues related to health care price transparency.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 748 - CARES Act - Courtney - COVID-19 coverage H.R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020 - DeFazio - antitrust laws, health insurance H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act - Pallone - surprise medical billing H.R. 3784 - Air Ambulance Affordability Act of 2019 - Neguse - air ambulances H.R. 4223 - Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act - Spano - surprise medical billing H.R. 5121 - Healthcare Cost Transparency Act - Beyer - provider price comparison tool H.R. 5239 - Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Joyce - reporting on drug expenditures and price changes under group health plans H.R. 5575 - Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2020 -Underwood - coverage of primary care and behavioral health visits H.R. 6005 - Know the Price Act - Malinowski - health plan transparency H.R. 6173 - Covering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020 - DeGette - COVID-19 testing coverage H.R. 6193 - Medication Access in Emergencies Act of 2020 - Pappas - coverage of prescription drugs during emergency periods H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Lowey - includes several provisions related to COVID-19 testing coverage H.R. 6213 - No Cost for COVID-19 Testing Act - Wilson - COVID-19 testing coverage H.R. 6214 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing under the Medicare Advantage program - Kind - Medicare Advantage coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing H.R. 6222 - Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Schakowsky - coverage of certain new preventative services related to COVID-19 H.R. 6231 - Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Bucshon - coverage of certain vaccines and testing services during the COVID-19 emergency H.R. 6299 - Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020 - Courtney - COVID-19 coverage H.R. 6317 - To provide for special enrollment periods during public health emergencies, coverage of services related to public health emergencies, and for other purposes - Doggett - special enrollment periods in public health emergency H.R. 6338 - To waive high deductible health plan requirements for health savings accounts -Budd - HDHP coverage during COVID H.R. 6486 - Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0 -Ruiz - COVID H.R. 6514 - Worker Health Coverage Protection Act - Scott - COVID H.R. 6518 - Stop Health Premium Spikes Act of 2020 - Peters - risk corridors H.R. 6532 - COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020 - Doggett - COVID H.R. 6568 - Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act of 2020 - Rochester - COVID H.R. 6644 - To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency. -Schrier - COVID H.R. 6674 - Medicare Crisis Program Act of 2020 -Jayapal - COVID H.R. 6712 - American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020 - Curtis - health share pools H.R. 6810 - Health Care Protection Act -Davis - COVID H.R. 7006 - Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act - Velazquez - home health services H.R. 7267 - To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage from reducing contracted rates, or terminating contracts, with health care providers during a public health emergency. - Porter - ERISA H.R. 7475 - Ensuring FEHBP Coverage During Pandemic Act - Vela - special enrollment period H.R. 7539 - Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act - Kennedy - strengthen mental health and SUD benefits H.R. 7647 - To provide for a COVID-19-related delay regarding annual limitation on cost-sharing for group health plans and individual and small group health insurance coverage - McEachin - drug manufacturer support applied to patient out-of-pocket limit H.R. 7659 - Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 - Sewell - inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for MA plans H.R. 7676 - Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act - Flores - hospital and insurer price transparency H.R. 7722 - Matts Act - Fortenberry - limit price of insulin drugs accessible for those enrolled in group or indiv. health insurance coverage, group health plans, uninsured H.R. 7921 - Connecting Communities to Grant Opportunities Act of 2020 - Velazquez - navigator programs H.R. 7942 - Public Health Emergency COBRA Extension Act -Sanchez - COBRA extension H.R. 8060 - Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act - Trone - parity in mental health and SUD service under private insurance H.R. 8181 - Jack Reynolds Memory MediGap Expansion - Axne - Medigap coverage for Medicare ESRD H.R. 8308 - Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act - Phillips - coverage for services furnished through telehealth H.R. 8330 - No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act - Porter - health coverage of newborns S. 1531 - STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act - Cassidy-Bennet - surprise medical billing S. 1948 - Chronic Disease Management Act - Thune - pre-deductible coverage of chronic disease prevention services S. 2546 - Safe Step Act - Murkowski - Step therapy exceptions S. 3200 - Chronic Disease Management Act of 2020 - Thune - coverage of chronic disease prevention services S. 3383 - Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2020 -Kennedy - preexisting conditions S. 3499 - A bill to amend coverage requirements to ensure that no person incurs cost sharing when receiving a test to confirm a COVID-19 infection - Smith - COVID-19 cost -sharing S. 3505 - A bill to require private health insurance to rapidly cover preventive services and vaccines related to the coronavirus - Jones - rapid COVID-19 coverage S. 3536 - A bill to provide for special enrollment periods during public health emergencies, coverage of services related to public health emergencies, and for other purposes - Casey - COVID-19 coverage S. 3610 - American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020 - Paul - health share pools S. 3631 - Relief for Rural Providers During Emergencies Act - Sasse - COVID S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act of 2020 - Smith - COVID S. 3792 - Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act - Smith - parity S. 3821 - Affordable Health Care Options Act of 2020 - Loeffler - affordability S. 3991 - Coronavirus 2019 Special Enrollment Period Act - Duckworth - SEP S. 4106 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency - Braun - price transparency S. 4185 - End Surprise Medical Bills for Air Ambulances Act of 2020 - Wicker - establish an IDR for air ambulance S. 4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act - Scott - coverage for COVID serology testing S. 4255 - Katherines Lung Cancer Early Detection and Survival Act of 2020 - Smith - group health plans, group and indiv coverage benefits for lung cancer screenings S. 4329 - Continuous Health Coverage for Workers Act - McSally - COBRA continuation coverage S. 4469 - COVID-19 Treatment Coverage Act - Smith - COVID treatment Medicaid/MA/Private/Medicare coverage S. 4506 - Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act of 2020 - Gardner - coverage of pre-ex conditions under private insurance S. 4521 - Health Care Improvement Act of 2020 - Warner - expand ACA coverage S. 4557 - COVid Enrollment Response Act - Baldwin - assistance enrolling in health care coverage S. 4609 - Vaccine And Coverage Certainty Act - Wyden - coverage of COVID vaccine under Medicare/Medicaid, CHIP S. 4653 - A bill to prevent efforts of the Department of Justice to advocate courts to strike down the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Schumer - ACA S. 4761 - A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide for 3 primary care visits and 3 behavioral health care visits without application of any cost-sharing requirement - King - coverage and cost-sharing Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to COBRA continuation coverage; issues related to behavioral health benefits; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to expanding long-term care insurance coverage; issues relating to COVID-19, including testing, vaccines and therapeutics; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; issues relating to Medicaid best price; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; prior authorization; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health reimbursement accounts; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to surprise medical bills; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to substance abuse and provider treatment records (42 CFR Part 2); issues related to medical management; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to interoperability and price transparency; issues related to the employer market; issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.7676/ S.4106 - "Health Care PRICE Transparency Act" - Oppose public disclosure of confidential hospital negotiated rates with payers H.R. 1384 - "Medicare For All Act of 2019", S.1129 - Oppose government-run national health insurance H.R. 2085/ S.1033 "Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act (CHOICE) Act", H.R. 2000/S.981 - "Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019" - Oppose public option S. 1895 - "Lower Health Care Costs Act" - Support protecting patients from surprise billing and oppose government rate setting. Advocated for appropriate transparency and contracting flexibility. S.1531 "Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019", H.R. 3630 "No Surprises Act", H.R. 3502 "Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act", H.R. 5800 Ban Surprise Billing Act, H.R. 5826 "Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020" - Advocate to protect patients from surprise billing and oppose government rate setting. H.R. 6837/ S. 3750 "Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020" - Support amended payment terms for eligible health care providers under the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Program H.R. 6800 "Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act" - Support Division C, Health Provisions for Medicare and Medicaid that support health care providers and patients H.R. 6365/ S. 3559 "Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020" - Support expansion of access to telehealth programs for tax paying rural hospitals H.R. 7059 "Coronavirus Provider Protection Act" - Evaluated and advocated for improvements to legislation relating to liability protections during COVID-19 S. 4317 - "SAFE TO WORK Act" - Develop proposal to protect hospitals, healthcare professionals and facilities from liability due to COVID-19 H.R. 7819 / S. 4525 - " Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020" - Support technical corrections to Provider Relief Fund to ensure funds received are not taxable H.R. 8337 - "Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act" - Support passage of continuing resolution, including language to improve repayment terms of Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. H.R. 8061 - "Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020" - Support legislation that increases community access and awareness to vaccinations. S. 4421 - "The Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act" - Support legislation that provides temporary licensing reciprocity for health care professionals.
2020 · second_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 748 - CARES Act -Courtney - COVID-19 coverage H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act - Pallone - surprise medical billing H.R. 3784 - Air Ambulance Affordability Act of 2019 - Neguse - air ambulances H.R. 4223 - Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act - Spano - surprise medical billing H.R. 5121 - Healthcare Cost Transparency Act - Beyer - provider price comparison tool H.R. 5239 - Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Joyce - reporting on drug expenditures and price changes under group health plans H.R. 5575 - Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2020 -Underwood - coverage of primary care and behavioral health visits H.R. 6005 - Know the Price Act - Malinowski - health plan transparency H.R. 6173 - Covering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020 - DeGette - COVID-19 testing coverage H.R. 6193 - Medication Access in Emergencies Act of 2020 - Pappas - coverage of prescription drugs during emergency periods H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Lowey - includes several provisions related to COVID-19 testing coverage H.R. 6213 - No Cost for COVID-19 Testing Act - Wilson - COVID-19 testing coverage H.R. 6214 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing under the Medicare Advantage program - Kind - Medicare Advantage coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing H.R. 6222 - Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Schakowsky - coverage of certain new preventative services related to COVID-19 H.R. 6231 - Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Bucshon - coverage of certain vaccines and testing services during the COVID-19 emergency H.R. 6299 - Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020 - Courtney - COVID-19 coverage H.R. 6317 - To provide for special enrollment periods during public health emergencies, coverage of services related to public health emergencies, and for other purposes - Doggett - special enrollment periods in public health emergency H.R. 6338 - To waive high deductible health plan requirements for health savings accounts -Budd - HDHP coverage during COVID H.R. 6486 - Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0 -Ruiz - COVID H.R. 6514 - Worker Health Coverage Protection Act - Scott - COVID H.R. 6518 - Stop Health Premium Spikes Act of 2020 - Peters - risk corridors H.R. 6532 - COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020 - Doggett - COVID H.R. 6568 - Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act of 2020 - Rochester - COVID H.R. 6644 - To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency. -Schrier - COVID H.R. 6674 - Medicare Crisis Program Act of 2020 -Jayapal - COVID H.R. 6712 - American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020 - Curtis - health share pools H.R. 6810 - Health Care Protection Act -Davis - COVID H.R. 7006 - Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act - Velazquez - home health services H.R. 7267 - To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage from reducing contracted rates, or terminating contracts, with health care providers during a public health emergency. - Porter - ERISA S. 1531 - STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act - Cassidy-Bennet - surprise medical billing S. 1948 - Chronic Disease Management Act - Thune - pre-deductible coverage of chronic disease prevention services S. 2546 - Safe Step Act - Murkowski - Step therapy exceptions S. 3200 - Chronic Disease Management Act of 2020 - Thune - coverage of chronic disease prevention services S. 3383 - Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2020 -Kennedy - preexisting conditions S. 3499 - A bill to amend coverage requirements to ensure that no person incurs cost sharing when receiving a test to confirm a COVID-19 infection - Smith - COVID-19 cost -sharing S. 3505 - A bill to require private health insurance to rapidly cover preventive services and vaccines related to the coronavirus - Jones - rapid COVID-19 coverage S. 3536 - A bill to provide for special enrollment periods during public health emergencies, coverage of services related to public health emergencies, and for other purposes - Casey - COVID-19 coverage S. 3610 - American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020 - Paul - health share pools S. 3631 - Relief for Rural Providers During Emergencies Act - Sasse - COVID S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act of 2020 - Smith - COVID S. 3792 - Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act - Smith - parity S. 3821 - Affordable Health Care Options Act of 2020 - Loeffler - affordability S. 3991 - Coronavirus 2019 Special Enrollment Period Act - Duckworth - SEP S. 4106 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency - Braun - price transparency Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to COBRA continuation coverage; issues related to behavioral health benefits; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to expanding long-term care insurance coverage; issues relating to COVID-19; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; issues relating to Medicaid best price; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; prior authorization; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health reimbursement accounts; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to surprise medical bills; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to substance abuse and provider treatment records (42 CFR Part 2); issues related to medical management; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to interoperability and price transparency; issues related to the employer market; issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 5304, PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act S. 4106, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency Issues related to health care price transparency.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
| Republican |
| GA |
| John Barrasso | Republican | WY |
| John Kennedy | Republican | LA |
| Joni Ernst | Republican | IA |
| Kelly Loeffler | Republican | GA |
| Michael B. Enzi | Republican | WY |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Thom Tillis | Republican | NC |
| HR 7676 |
116th |
| Identical bill |
Client expense: $2,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office