Physicians for Underserved Areas Act

H.R. 751, Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, all provisions H.R. 1610, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions S. 799, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 2829, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1770, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions H.R. 2377, Saving Access to Laboratory Services (SALSA) Act, all provisions S. 1000, Saving Access to Laboratory Services (SALSA) Act, all provisions S. 703, Physicians for Underserved Areas Act, all provisions H.R. 977, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions S. 470, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1694, Emergency Care Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 4189, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2023, all provisions S. 2016, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1745, Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1746, Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act, all provisions S. 1491, Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 1246, Strengthening Medicare And Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act, all provisions H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, provisions relating to Medicaid work requirements H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, provisions relating to Medicaid work requirements H.R. 3561, Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023, provisions relating to Sections 101 and 105 H.R. 3281, Transparent PRICE Act, all provisions H.R. 3248, Diagnostic Lab Testing Transparency Act, all provisions S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2713, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act, all provisions H.R. 3262, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information, all provisions H.R. 496, Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, all provisions S. 1606, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, all provisions S. 712, Connected MOM Act, all provisions S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 2389, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions S. 1302, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act, all provisions Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies (PREVENT DIABETES) Act, all provisions Opioid Workforce Act, all provisions Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions Increasing Mental Health Options Act/House draft/psychologists prescribing Value in Healthcare Act CONNECT for Health Act Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2023 Medicare program: Making Care Primary/alternative payment model Medicare program: Surprise medical billing Medicare program: Physician payment reform Medicare program: Physician inflation updates/Medicare Economic Index (MEI) Medicare program: Budget neutrality Medicare program: Physician-owned hospitals Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) reforms/quality/cost/promoting interoperability/data sharing Medicare program: MIPS/MSSP/Data Completeness and eCQM Adoption Medicare program: Quality Payment Program/physician burdens Medicare program: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)/physician payment reform recommendations Medicare program: Medicare Physician Payment - Add-on code Medicare program: Medicare Advantage/Prior Authorization Medicare program: Prior authorization regulation/include major provisions of Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act Medicare program: Site Neutral Payment Policies Medicare program: Medicare telehealth restrictions/permanent repeal Medicare program: Health IT/physician burdens Medicare program: Medicare Advantage cuts/Advanced Rate Notice Medicare program: Electronic Health Records (EHR) certification Medicare program: Remote patient monitoring/local coverage determinations Medicare program: Patient engagement/quality data reporting Medicare program: Residents in teaching settings/supervision through real-time audio visual technology Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS)/enrollment and validation Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Prior authorization study update Medicare and Medicaid programs: 21st Century Cures Act/implementation Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) Act/Broad reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA/physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Cybersecurity/Information Blocking Medicare and Medicaid programs: Coding Medicare and Medicaid programs: Substance use disorder Medicare and Medicaid programs: Data privacy Medicare and Medicaid programs: HIPAA/electronic health records Medicare and Medicaid programs: Puerto Rico/physician payment inequities/access to care Medicare and Medicaid programs: Undocumented immigrants/access to care Medicaid program: Unwinding continuous enrollment

Client expense: $4,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Medicare-funded Graduate Medical Education National Health Service Corps Public Health Infrastructure and Emergency Preparedness Mental and Behavioral Health Funding for Health Professions NIH Approaches to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Rural Healthcare HRSA THCGME Program MedPAC Graduate Medical Education Parity for DOs Initiative to Strengthen Primary Health Care NIH Osteopathic Funding and Representation Community-based Training for Medical Students Native American Healthcare Physician Workforce Shortages Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages Council on Graduate Medical Education U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Fair Access in Residency Act (H.R. 751) Physicians for Underserved Areas Act (S. 703) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act (S. 705) Rural Physician Workforce Production Act (H.R. 834, S. 230) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 2389) Restoring America's Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act (S. 862) Rural Health Innovation Act (S. 953) Rural America Health Corps Act (S. 940) Save Rural Hospitals Act (S. 803) Health Care Worker Retention Act (H.R. 1215) Care for Long COVID Act (H.R. 1616, S. 801) Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2023 Doctors of Community (DOC) Act (H.R. 2569) Healthcare Workforce Gaps and Pandemic Preparedness Expanding Medical Education Act Medical Student Education Authorization Act Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry

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

H.R. 751, Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, all provisions H.R. 1610, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions S. 799, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2474, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that is based on the Medicare economic index, all provisions H.R. 2389, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 703, Physicians for Underserved Areas Act, provisions pertaining to emergency department residency shortages H.R. 977, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions S. 470, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1694, Emergency Care Improvement Act, provisions relating to emergency rooms H.R. 1745, Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1746, Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act, all provisions H.R. 497, Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, all provisions H.R. 704, Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act, all provisions S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023, all provisions Medicare program: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2022, all provisions/CBO score Medicare program: Value in Health Care Act, provisions relating to Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: CONNECT for Health Act, all provisions Medicare program: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, (Senate draft) all provisions Medicare program: Opioid Workforce Act, all provisions Medicare program: Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions Medicare program: Safe Step Act, all provisions Medicare program: Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act, all provisions Medicare program: Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, provisions related to scope of practice Medicare program: HHS Budget/MEI update/MACRA/APMs Medicare program: Medicare physician payment reform Medicare program: Add-on Code Medicare program: Medicare Economic Index (MEI)/MedPAC recommendations Medicare program: Budget neutrality Medicare program: Medicare Advantage cuts/Advanced Rate Notice Medicare program: Physician workforce issues Medicare program: Physician owned hospitals/stand-alone emergency rooms Medicare program: Prior Authorization Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Medicare program: MIPS Value Pathways improvement Medicare program: Electronic Health Records (EHR) certification Medicare program: Quality Payment Program/MIPS/Quality/Cost/Promoting Interoperability/Improvement Activities Medicare program: Quality Payment Program/physician burdens Medicare program: Data sharing Medicare program: Patient engagement Medicare program: Provider Compliance and Regulatory Relief Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Telehealth flexibility/extension Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) Act/broad reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA/Physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Cybersecurity/Information Blocking Medicare and Medicaid programs: Data Privacy/patient control Medicare and Medicaid programs: HIPAA/EHR Medicaid program: Maternal health