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Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019
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Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 This bill waives Medicare coinsurance requirements with respect to colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of the code billed for a resulting diagnosis or procedure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1570 / S. 668 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019. Opposition to H.R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019. Support for H.R. 2282 / S. 966 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019. Opposition to step therapy requirement in Medicare Advantage. Support of proposed rules, Medicare Program; Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations (84 FR 55766) and Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements (84 FR 55694). S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019, sec. 102; and S. 3129/H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019. The Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund in H.R. 748, the CARES Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1570 / S. 668 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019. Opposition to H.R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019. Support for H.R. 2282 / S. 966 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019. Opposition to step therapy requirement in Medicare Advantage. Support of proposed rules, Medicare Program; Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations (84 FR 55766) and Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements (84 FR 55694). S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019, sec. 102; and S. 3129/H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019. Implementation of the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund in H.R. 748.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to implementation of legislative or regulatory changes to Medicare and Medicaid, including: HR 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or The HEROES Act HR 1948, Lymphedema Treatment Act; HR 1570 and S. 668, the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, and regulatory issues related to the Medicare coinsurance issue in these bills; HR 913, The CLINICAL TREATMENT Act, Medicaid covering routine care costs for beneficiaries who participate in an approved clinical trials; Senate introduction (no bill number just yet); Issues related to Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation; and Issues related to Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy and reimbursement. HR 2477, Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act (BENES) Regulatory issues related to Medicaid and value-based payment HR 7663, Protecting Access to Post COVID 19 Telehealth Act of 2020 The Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2019, HR 3235 Advocacy w. CMS related to state Medicaid 1115 waiver approvals Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020, HR 8845
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to implementation of legislative or regulatory changes to Medicare and Medicaid, including: HR 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or The HEROES Act HR 1948, Lymphedema Treatment Act; HR 1570 and S. 668, the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, and regulatory issues related to the Medicare coinsurance issue in these bills; HR 913, The CLINICAL TREATMENT Act, Medicaid covering routine care costs for beneficiaries who participate in an approved clinical trials; Senate introduction (no bill number just yet); Issues related to Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation; and Issues related to Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy and reimbursement. HR 2477, Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act (BENES) Regulatory issues related to Medicaid and value-based payment HR 7663, Protecting Access to Post COVID 19 Telehealth Act of 2020 The Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2019, HR 3235 Advocacy w. CMS related to state Medicaid 1115 waiver approvals Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020, HR 8845
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. 111-148, Section 4104; Colon cancer screening policies in Medicare; Medicare physician quality incentives; Advancement of physician quality registries as they relate to Medicare physician payment reform; Transparency in valuation of medical procedures under Medicare; Issues related to the Medicare physician fee schedule and payment policies for GI services; Proposed changes to Stark Law on self-referral and anti-kickback statute; Public Law 114-10 - The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 - implementation of payment model and reporting requirements, impact on physicians and QCDRs; physician burden reduction under Medicare, in general; Pub. Law 115-123, Section 51003, regarding technical amendments to Pub. Law 114-10; H.R. 1570/S. 668, The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019; H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting GI patients, physicians and ambulatory surgery centers; issues regarding telehealth expansion; issues regarding proposed reductions to Medicare physician services; the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Division CC, Title I, Sections 113 (regarding Medicare physician payment changes) and 122 (regarding coverage of colon cancer screening).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
| Independent |
| VT |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | NV |
| Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | MD |
| Christopher A. Coons | Democratic | DE |
| Christopher Murphy | Democratic | CT |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | MS |
| Cory A. Booker | Democratic | NJ |
| Cory Gardner | Republican | CO |
| Dan Sullivan | Republican | AK |
| Deb Fischer | Republican | NE |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | CA |
| Doug Jones | Democratic | AL |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Gary C. Peters | Democratic | MI |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| Jacky Rosen | Democratic | NV |
| James E. Risch | Republican | ID |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Jerry Moran | Republican | KS |
| Joe Manchin, III | Independent | WV |
| John Barrasso | Republican | WY |
| John Boozman | Republican | AR |
| Jon Tester | Democratic | MT |
| Josh Hawley | Republican | MO |
| Kamala D. Harris | Democratic | CA |
| Kevin Cramer | Republican | ND |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | AZ |
| Lisa Murkowski | Republican | AK |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | Democratic | NH |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | WA |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Martha McSally | Republican | AZ |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | NM |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Michael F. Bennet | Democratic | CO |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Richard Burr | Republican | NC |
| Rick Scott | Republican | FL |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Roger F. Wicker | Republican | MS |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | MO |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Steve Daines | Republican | MT |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | IL |
| Thom Tillis | Republican | NC |
| Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | DE |
| Tina Smith | Democratic | MN |
| Todd Young | Republican | IN |
| Tom Cotton | Republican | AR |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Stark Law modernization; S. 966, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 2282, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019; Monitor implementation of Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and site neutral policies; Issues related to Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on International Pricing Index (IPI) and Part B reforms; S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act; H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; 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. 861, End Surprise Billing Act of 2019; S. 668/H.R. 1570, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019; S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019; H.R. 925, The Heroes Act; H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, Public Law 116-159; S 4230, Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020; S.3750/HR 6837, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020; Issues related to evaluation and management (E&M) cuts contained in the CY2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule; Extension of the Medicare Sequester; H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to implementation of legislative or regulatory changes to Medicare and Medicaid, including: HR 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or The HEROES Act HR 1948, Lymphedema Treatment Act; HR 1570 and S. 668, the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, and regulatory issues related to the Medicare coinsurance issue in these bills; HR 913, The CLINICAL TREATMENT Act, Medicaid covering routine care costs for beneficiaries who participate in an approved clinical trials; Senate introduction (no bill number just yet); Issues related to Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation; and Issues related to Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy and reimbursement. HR 2477, Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act (BENES) Regulatory issues related to Medicaid and value-based payment HR 7663, Protecting Access to Post COVID 19 Telehealth Act of 2020 The Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2019, HR 3235 Advocacy w. CMS related to state Medicaid 1115 waiver approvals Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020, HR 8845
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 - End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 - Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 - Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 - Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 - Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 - Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. - 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 H.R. 5855 - Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 H.R. 6953 - Pandemic Responder Service Award Act H.R. 6644/S. 3741 - Telehealth legislation/The Health Care at Home Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities Act H.R. 7255 - Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act S. 3750/H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Improvement Act H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Phase 4 COVID-19 relief legislation H. R. 8702 - Holding Providers Harmless from Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act Federal Incentive Programs COVID-Safely Returning to Work and School in the Fall COVID-PPE Shortages Mental Health Issues Health Care Disparities Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $10,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 - End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 - Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 - Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 - Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 - Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 - Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. - 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 H.R. 5855 - Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 H.R. 6953 - Pandemic Responder Service Award Act H.R. 6644/S. 3741 - Telehealth legislation/The Health Care at Home Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities Act H.R. 7255 - Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act S. 3750/H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Improvement Act H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Phase 4 COVID-19 relief legislation H. R. 8702 - Holding Providers Harmless from Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act Federal Incentive Programs COVID-Safely Returning to Work and School in the Fall COVID-PPE Shortages Mental Health Issues Health Care Disparities Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $10,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 - End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 - Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 - Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 - Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 - Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 - Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. - 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 H.R. 5855 - Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 H.R. 6953 - Pandemic Responder Service Award Act H.R. 6644/S. 3741 - Telehealth legislation/The Health Care at Home Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities Act H.R. 7255 - Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act S. 3750/H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Improvement Act H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Phase 4 COVID-19 relief legislation H. R. 8702 - Holding Providers Harmless from Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act Federal Incentive Programs COVID-Safely Returning to Work and School in the Fall COVID-PPE Shortages Mental Health Issues Health Care Disparities Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $308,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 - End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 - Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 - Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 - Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 - Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 - Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. - 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 H.R. 5855 - Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 H.R. 6953 - Pandemic Responder Service Award Act H.R. 6644/S. 3741 - Telehealth legislation/The Health Care at Home Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities Act H.R. 7255 - Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act S. 3750/H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Improvement Act H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Phase 4 COVID-19 relief legislation H. R. 8702 - Holding Providers Harmless from Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act Federal Incentive Programs COVID-Safely Returning to Work and School in the Fall COVID-PPE Shortages Mental Health Issues Health Care Disparities Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $308,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act, H.R. 4350/S. 3085 Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs Hearts and Rural Relief Act, H.R. 3416 Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, S. 668/H.R. 1570 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, Economic Security Act, H.R. 748 and the public health and social services emergency fund provisions to ensure ASCs have access to financial relief Additional pandemic relief, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.133 Reform Medicare reimbursement to eliminate differences in beneficiary copayment for ASC services Reform ASC Medicare reimbursement to eliminate application of secondary scaling factor
Client expense: $203,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Provisions related to Medicare coinsurance for colorectal cancer screenings in H.R. 1570 / S. 668 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 and Division CC Sec. 122 of H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020. Support for H.R. 2282 / S. 966 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019. Reform to Stark Law and anti-kickback statute in Medicare Program; Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations (84 FR 55766) and Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements (84 FR 55694). Implementation of Public Law 116-136. Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model, (CMS-5528-IFC). Changes to evaluation and management coding redistribution in Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2021 (CMS-1734-F), H.R. 8702/S. 5007 - Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020, and Division CC Section 113 and Division N Section 101 of H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. Extension of Medicare Sequester Delay in Division N Sec. 102 of H.R. 133.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1570/S. 668 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 Part B policy and reimbursement Part D six protected classes H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Stark Law modernization; S. 966, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 2282, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019; Monitor implementation of Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and site neutral policies; Issues related to Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on International Pricing Index (IPI) and Part B reforms; S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act; H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; 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. 861, End Surprise Billing Act of 2019; S. 668/H.R. 1570, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019; S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019; H.R. 925, The Heroes Act; H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, Public Law 116-159; S 4230, Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020; S.3750/HR 6837, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020; Issues related to evaluation and management (E&M) cuts contained in the CY2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. 111-148, Section 4104; Colon cancer screening policies in Medicare; Medicare physician quality incentives; Advancement of physician quality registries as they relate to Medicare physician payment reform; Transparency in valuation of medical procedures under Medicare; Issues related to the Medicare physician fee schedule and payment policies for GI services; Proposed changes to Stark Law on self-referral and anti-kickback statute; Public Law 114-10 - The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 - implementation of payment model and reporting requirements, impact on physicians and QCDRs; physician burden reduction under Medicare, in general; Pub. Law 115-123, Section 51003, regarding technical amendments to Pub. Law 114-10; H.R. 1570/S. 668, The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019; H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting GI patients, physicians and ambulatory surgery centers; issues regarding telehealth expansion; issues regarding proposed reductions to Medicare physician services.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to implementation of legislative or regulatory changes to Medicare and Medicaid, including: HR 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or The HEROES Act HR 1948, Lymphedema Treatment Act; HR 1570 and S. 668, the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, and regulatory issues related to the Medicare coinsurance issue in these bills; HR 913, The CLINICAL TREATMENT Act, Medicaid covering routine care costs for beneficiaries who participate in an approved clinical trials; Senate introduction (no bill number just yet); Issues related to Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation; and Issues related to Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy and reimbursement. HR 2477, Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act (BENES) Regulatory issues related to Medicaid and value-based payment HR 7663, Protecting Access to Post COVID 19 Telehealth Act of 2020
Client expense: $815,440 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1570/S. 668 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 Part B policy and reimbursement Part D six protected classes H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act, H.R. 4350/S. 3085 Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs Hearts and Rural Relief Act, H.R. 3416 Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, S. 668/H.R. 1570 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, Economic Security Act, H.R. 748 and the public health and social services emergency fund provisions to ensure ASCs have access to financial relief Reform Medicare reimbursement to eliminate differences in beneficiary copayment for ASC services Reform ASC Medicare reimbursement to eliminate application of secondary scaling factor
Client expense: $166,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 - End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 - Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 - Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 - Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 - Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 - Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. - 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 H.R. 5855 - Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 H.R. 6953 - Pandemic Responder Service Award Act H.R. 6644/S. 3741 - Telehealth legislation/The Health Care at Home Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities Act H.R. 7255 - Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act S. 3750/H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Improvement Act Phase 4 COVID-19 relief legislation Federal Incentive Programs COVID-Safely Returning to Work and School in the Fall COVID-PPE Shortages Mental Health Issues Health Care Disparities Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 - End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 - Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 - Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 - Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 - Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 - Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. - 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 H.R. 5855 - Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 H.R. 6953 - Pandemic Responder Service Award Act H.R. 6644/S. 3741 - Telehealth legislation/The Health Care at Home Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities Act H.R. 7255 - Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act S. 3750/H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Improvement Act Phase 4 COVID-19 relief legislation Federal Incentive Programs COVID-Safely Returning to Work and School in the Fall COVID-PPE Shortages Mental Health Issues Health Care Disparities Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 - End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 - Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 - Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 - Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 - Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 - Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. - 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 H.R. 5855 - Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 H.R. 6953 - Pandemic Responder Service Award Act H.R. 6644/S. 3741 - Telehealth legislation/The Health Care at Home Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities Act H.R. 7255 - Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act S. 3750/H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Improvement Act Phase 4 COVID-19 relief legislation Federal Incentive Programs COVID-Safely Returning to Work and School in the Fall COVID-PPE Shortages Mental Health Issues Health Care Disparities Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 - End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 - Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 - Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 - Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 - Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 - Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. - 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 H.R. 5855 - Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 H.R. 6953 - Pandemic Responder Service Award Act H.R. 6644/S. 3741 - Telehealth legislation/The Health Care at Home Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities Act H.R. 7255 - Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act S. 3750/H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Improvement Act Phase 4 COVID-19 relief legislation Federal Incentive Programs COVID-Safely Returning to Work and School in the Fall COVID-PPE Shortages Mental Health Issues Health Care Disparities Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1570 / S. 668 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019. Support for H.R. 2282 / S. 966 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019. Support of proposed rules, Medicare Program; Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations (84 FR 55766) and Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements (84 FR 55694). Implementation of Public Law 116-136.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Stark Law modernization; S. 966, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 2282, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019; Monitor implementation of Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and site neutral policies; Issues related to Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on International Pricing Index (IPI) and Part B reforms; S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act; H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; 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. 861, End Surprise Billing Act of 2019; S. 668/H.R. 1570, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019; S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. 111-148, Section 4104; Colon cancer screening policies in Medicare; Medicare physician quality incentives; Advancement of physician quality registries as they relate to Medicare physician payment reform; Transparency in valuation of medical procedures under Medicare; Issues related to the Medicare physician fee schedule and payment policies for GI services; Proposed changes to Stark Law on self-referral and anti-kickback statute; Public Law 114-10 - The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 - implementation of payment model and reporting requirements, impact on physicians and QCDRs; physician burden reduction under Medicare, in general; Pub. Law 115-123, Section 51003, regarding technical amendments to Pub. Law 114-10; H.R. 1570/S. 668, The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019; H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting GI patients, physicians and ambulatory surgery centers; issues regarding telehealth expansion.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to implementation of legislative or regulatory changes to Medicare and Medicaid, including: HR 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or The HEROES Act HR 3436, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act HR 1948, Lymphedema Treatment Act; HR 6808, Patient Navigation Assistance Act; HR 1570 and S. 668, the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, and regulatory issues related to the Medicare coinsurance issue in these bills; HR 913, The CLINICAL TREATMENT Act, Medicaid covering routine care costs for beneficiaries who participate in an approved clinical trials; Issues related to Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation; and Issues related to Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy and reimbursement.
Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act, H.R. 4350/S. 3085 Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs Hearts and Rural Relief Act, H.R. 3416 Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, S. 668/H.R. 1570 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, Economic Security Act, H.R. 748 and the public health and social services emergency fund provisions to ensure ASCs have access to financial relief The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act, H.R.6365/S. 3559
Client expense: $183,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 H.R. 5855: Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 H.R. 6953: Pandemic Responder Service Award Act Phase 4 COVID-19 relief legislation COVID-Safely Returning to Work and School in the Fall COVID-PPE Shortages Mental Health Issues Health Care Disparities Telehealth legislation/The Health Care at Home Act (H.R. 6644/S. 3741) H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities Act H.R. 7255 - Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act S. 3750/H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Improvement Act Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $13,521 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 H.R. 5855: Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 H.R. 6953: Pandemic Responder Service Award Act Phase 4 COVID-19 relief legislation COVID-Safely Returning to Work and School in the Fall COVID-PPE Shortages Mental Health Issues Health Care Disparities Telehealth legislation/The Health Care at Home Act (H.R. 6644/S. 3741) H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities Act H.R. 7255 - Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act S. 3750/H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Improvement Act Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $13,521 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 H.R. 5855: Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 H.R. 6953: Pandemic Responder Service Award Act Phase 4 COVID-19 relief legislation COVID-Safely Returning to Work and School in the Fall COVID-PPE Shortages Mental Health Issues Health Care Disparities Telehealth legislation/The Health Care at Home Act (H.R. 6644/S. 3741) H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities Act H.R. 7255 - Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act S. 3750/H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Improvement Act Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $243,713 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 H.R. 5855: Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020 H.R. 6953: Pandemic Responder Service Award Act Phase 4 COVID-19 relief legislation COVID-Safely Returning to Work and School in the Fall COVID-PPE Shortages Mental Health Issues Health Care Disparities Telehealth legislation/The Health Care at Home Act (H.R. 6644/S. 3741) H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities Act H.R. 7255 - Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act S. 3750/H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Improvement Act Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $243,713 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1570/S. 668 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 Part B policy and reimbursement Part D six protected classes H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1570 / S. 668 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019. Opposition to H.R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019. Support for H.R. 2282 / S. 966 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019. Opposition to step therapy requirement in Medicare Advantage. Support of proposed rules, Medicare Program; Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations (84 FR 55766) and Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements (84 FR 55694). S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019, sec. 102; and S. 3129/H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019. Implementation of the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund in H.R. 748.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support modification to the Protecting Access to Medicare Act to afford clinicians maximum flexibility in the use of appropriate use criteria for advanced diagnostic imaging in the least administratively burdensome manner possible while meeting the intent of the law to ensure appropriate imaging through enhanced education of ordering professionals and support for clinicians in achieving high-value performance in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and Alternative Payment Models (No specific legislation). Support the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (H.R. 3107), sponsored by Reps. Suzan DelBene, Mike Kelly, Roger Marshall and Ami Bera, that would increase transparency and streamline prior authorization in the Medicare Advantage program. Support the Safe Step Act (S. 2546/H.R. 2279), sponsored by Reps. Raul Ruiz and Brad Wenstrup, and by Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Doug Jones, which would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. Support the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (S. 668 and H.R. 1570) would correct this cost sharing problem for Medicare patients by waiving the coinsurance for a screening colonoscopy regardless of the outcome. Support Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (H.R. 3107) to increase transparency and streamline prior authorization in the Medicare Advantage program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $21,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation to address surprise medical bills - S.1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act; H.R. 1570/S. 668 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act; H.R. 6102/S. 3404 - VALID Act; issues related to COVID-19 pandemic response and clinical laboratories - H.R. 748 CARES Act; issues related to self-referral
Client expense: $167,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. 111-148, Section 4104; Colon cancer screening policies in Medicare; Medicare physician quality incentives; Advancement of physician quality registries as they relate to Medicare physician payment reform; Transparency in valuation of medical procedures under Medicare; Issues related to the Medicare physician fee schedule and payment policies for GI services; Proposed changes to Stark Law on self-referral and anti-kickback statute; Public Law 114-10 - The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 - implementation of payment model and reporting requirements, impact on physicians and QCDRs; physician burden reduction under Medicare, in general; Pub. Law 115-123, Section 51003, regarding technical amendments to Pub. Law 114-10; H.R. 1570/S. 668, The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019; H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting GI patients, physicians and ambulatory surgery centers; issues regarding telehealth expansion.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to implementation of legislative or regulatory changes to Medicare and Medicaid, including: HR 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Medicaid and Medicare provisions) HR 6704, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Medicaid and Medicare provisions) H.R. 748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act HR 1948, Lymphedema Treatment Act; HR 6808, Patient Navigation Assistance Act; HR 1570 and S. 668, the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, and regulatory issues related to the Medicare coinsurance issue in these bills; CMS-issued regulations pertaining to Medicare Part B reimbursement - the CY2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule; HR 913, The CLINICAL TREATMENT Act, Medicaid covering routine care costs for beneficiaries who participate in an approved clinical trial; The Healthy Adult Opportunity guidance from CMS on allowing states to block grant their Medicaid programs Issues related to Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation; and S. 2911 - Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019, would allow Medicare beneficiaries who reach an out of pocket cap to spread their payments over the course of the entire year; and Issues related to Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy and reimbursement.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1570 / S. 668 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019. Opposition to H.R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019. Support for H.R. 2282 / S. 966 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019. Opposition to step therapy requirement in Medicare Advantage. Support of proposed rules, Medicare Program; Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations (84 FR 55766) and Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements (84 FR 55694). S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019, sec. 102; and S. 3129/H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019. The Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund in H.R. 748, the CARES Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1570 / S. 668 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019. Opposition to H.R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019. Support for H.R. 2282 / S. 966 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019. Opposition to step therapy requirement in Medicare Advantage. Support of proposed rules, Medicare Program; Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations (84 FR 55766) and Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements (84 FR 55694). S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019, sec. 102; and S. 3129/H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019. The Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund in H.R. 748, the CARES Act, and S. 3559/H.R. 6365, the Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act, H.R. 4350/S. 3085 Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs Hearts and Rural Relief Act, H.R. 3416 Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, S. 668/H.R. 1570 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, Economic Security Act, H.R. 748 and the public health and social services emergency fund provisions to ensure ASCs have access to financial relief The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act, H.R.6365/S. 3559
Client expense: $171,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Stark Law modernization; S. 966, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 2282, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019; Monitor implementation of section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and site neutral policies; Issues related to Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on International Pricing Index (IPI) and Part B reforms; S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act; H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; 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. 861, End Surprise Billing Act of 2019; S. 668/H.R. 1570, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019; S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $17,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $17,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $232,658 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 116-127/H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6365/S. 3559 - The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act H. R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H. R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 668/H.R. 1570 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 S. 966 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2372 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 S. 741/H. R. 1730 - Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H. R. 1379 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H. R. 207 - Stop the Violence Act of 2019 H. R. 1841 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019 (and Senate version reintroduction) H. R. 1041 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 3656/S. 1350 - ACCESS Act of 2019 H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2550 - Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 H. R. 2143 - Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 H. R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 H. R. 1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R. 2464 - End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019 S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 967 Reducing Costs for Out of Network Services Act S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1531 Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Bills Act S. 1607 Medical Billing Fairness Act H. R. 1763/S. 348 - Resident's Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 1350 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H. R. 2689/S. 1438 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization H.R. 4350/S. 3085 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019 Cures 2.0 E/M Global Code Issues Unique Patient Identifier Lower Health Care Costs Act Compromise Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Firearms Safety and Research MACRA Implementation Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) Alternative Payment Models (APM) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Common Rule Medicare for All National Trauma Systems Legislation Drug Pricing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Measuring Surgical Quality Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cancer Research and Funding Trauma Research and Funding Opioids/Pain Management Legislation ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) Reauthorization of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2020 CMS Proposed Fee Schedule Rare earth magnet legislation
Client expense: $232,658 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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)
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1570/S. 668 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 Part B policy and reimbursement Part D six protected classes H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support HR 1570/S 668: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support HR 1570/S 668: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support modification to the Protecting Access to Medicare Act to afford clinicians maximum flexibility in the use of appropriate use criteria for advanced diagnostic imaging in the least administratively burdensome manner possible while meeting the intent of the law to ensure appropriate imaging through enhanced education of ordering professionals and support for clinicians in achieving high-value performance in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and Alternative Payment Models (No specific legislation). Support Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (H.R. 3107) to increase transparency and streamline prior authorization in the Medicare Advantage program. Support the Safe Step Act (H.R. 2279/S.2546) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. Support the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (S. 668 and H.R. 1570) that would correct this cost sharing problem for Medicare patients by waiving the coinsurance for a screening colonoscopy regardless of the outcome. Support inclusion of H.R. 1570 in H.R. 3.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $19,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE