Affordable CHOICE Act

H. Res 1519 - Supporting the Designation of September 17, 2026 as National Physician Suicide Awareness Day to Raise Awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, physician suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health conditions, and for other purposes. H. Res. 1528 - Recognizing Suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as National Physician Suicide Prevention Month, as well as September 10, 2026 as World Suicide Prevention Day. H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions relating to artificial intelligence (AI), provisions related to changes in medicaid regarding "Release the Pressure" hypertension control campaign H.R. 1254 - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, all provisions H.R. 2314 - Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, all provisions H.R. 3492 - Protect Children's Innocence Act, all provisions H.R. 9390 - Prices on the Wall Act, all provisions H.R. 9395 - Transparency in Medicare Advantage Steering Act, all provisions H.R. 9645 - Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 9693 - The Patients First Act of 2026 - all provisions H.R.10444 - The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act, all provisions H.R.1520 - Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions H.R.2191 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions H.R.2332 - SHARE Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.2483 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.2850 - Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.3022 - Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions H.R.3164 - Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions H.R.3170 - Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4583 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions H.R.5199 - Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.5861 - Legacy Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.628 - Honor Our Living Donors Act, all provisions H.R.7023 - Affordable CHOICE Act, all provisions H.R.7868 - Expanding Support for Living Donors Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.7884 - Healthcare is Human Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.8794 - FED UP with Bleeding Disorders Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.9192 - Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune and Blood Disorders Act, all provisions H.R.929 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions H.R.9393 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.9396 - Prior Authorization Accountability Act, all provisions S. 380 - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, all provisions S.1390 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S.1419 - Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025, all provisions S.1552 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2025, all provisions S.1782 - Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, all provisions S.2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S.2426 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services , all provisions S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions S.3097 - Health Information Privacy Reform Act, all provisions S.3315 - Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026, all provisions S.3599 - Affordable CHOICE Act, all provisions S.3907 - Health Information Privacy Reform Act, all provisions S.5419 - The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act, all provisions S.5496 - Health for the Commonwealth through Affordability Reform and Expansion Health Care (CARE) Act, all provisions "Legitimate Medical Purpose" definition under the Controlled Substance Act "Still at Risk" wristband initiative Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women's Health Act Comment Letter: [ACF-2026-0595] Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs Comment Letter: [CMS-2026-1255-0001] Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, etc. Comment Letter: [REG-118484-25; CMS-9879-P; RIN 0938-AV94; RIN 1210-AC40; RIN 1545-BS02] Excepted Fertility Benefits Comment Letter: Request for Information (RFI) on Health Coverage that Works for Everyone Comment Letter: [2120-AM18] Improving Emergency Medical Kit Efficacy and Flexibility in Commercial Airline Operations Draft: Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act Draft: Noncompete clauses in physician contracts Matters related to AI use in prior authorization Matters related to Alternative Payment Model bonuses/incentive payments and freezing the qualifying provider revenue thresholds Matters related to Data privacy, cybersecurity, and AI Matters related to Health care consolidation Matters related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and electronic records Matters related to Maternal health and hypertensive disorder during pregnancy Matters related to Medical devices Matters related to Nutrition Matters related to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) improving electronic health record certification; implementation of 21st Century Cures Act provisions; digital health policies, and reduction of technology burden on physicians entering into the Quality Payment Program Matters related to Payment for AI services within health care Matters related to the Public Health effects of opioid medications Matters related to Unbundling of Maternity Care of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes Matters related to the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Matters related to Vaccines/ACIP Matters related to ACA benefits and payments Matters related to high-resolution anoscopy services Matters related to peptides Matters related to physician prescribing of antibiotics Matters related to reproductive health Matters related to the Authorization of ENDS Products Age Verification

Client expense: $4,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - Medicaid eligibility and state financing, Marketplace coverage and enrollment, Health Savings Account expansion, Pharmacy Benefit Manager financing and regulation H.R. 90 - Health Coverage Choice Act - Rep. Biggs, Andy - Duration of STLDHI plans H.R. 114 - Responsible Path to Full Obamacare Repeal Act - Rep. Biggs, Andy - ACA repeal H.R. 247 - Health Care Affordability Act - Rep. Underwood, Lauren - ACA tax credit extension H.R. 267 - Health Care Price Transparency Act - Rep. Davidson, Warren - Hospital and insurer transparency requirements H.R. 639 - Doctor Knows Best Act - Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson - Commercial market prior authorization H.R. 957 - Parity Enforcement Act - Rep. Norcross, Donald - Penalties for mental health parity violations H.R. 1385 - DOC Access Act - Rep. Carter, Earl Buddy - Rate setting for dental and optometric services H.R. 1397 - Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act - Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette - Standalone dental plans H.R. 1776 - New Health Options Act - Rep. Palmer, Gary - ACA reinsurance H.R. 2079 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act - Rep. Ross, Deborah - fraudulent ACA enrollments H.R. 2199 - Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - Rep. Kelly, Mike - ESRD coverage H.R. 2553 - Capping Prescription Costs Act - Rep. Horsford, Steven - Prescription cost-sharing H.R. 2554 - Lower Drug Costs for Families Act - Rep. Horsford, Steven - Commercial market drug rebates H.R. 2636 - Making Insulin Affordable for All Children Act - Rep. Landsman, Greg - Commercial market insulin cost-sharing H.R. 3020 - Addressing Anti-Competitive Health Care Contract Clauses Act - Rep. Spartz, Victoria - Study on anti-competitive contracting H.R. 3527 - Bridge to Medicaid Act - Rep. Sewell, Terri - ACA subsidies for non-Medicare expansion states H.R. 3701 - Family Vaccine Protection Act - Rep. Pallone, Frank - ACIP codification and vaccine coverage H.R. 4406 - State-Based Universal Health Care Act - Rep. Khanna, Ro - State-based universal health care H.R. 4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act - Rep. Murphy, Greg - Surprise billing penalties for noncompliance by health insurers H.R. 5145 - Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act - Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer - Temporary extension of ACA enhanced premium tax credits H.R. 5509 - Safe Step Act - Rep. Allen, Rick - Step therapy requirements H.R. 5582 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act - Rep. James, John - Hospital and insurer price transparency requirement H.R. 6171 - ACA Copay CAP Act of 2025 - Rep. Auchincloss, Jake - establish out of pocket limit on prescription drugs H.R. 6248 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - ban anticompetitive terms in contracts, promote higher quality, lower cost care H.R. 6703 - Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act - Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette - amend ERISA to lower premiums H.R. 7023 - Affordable CHOICE Act - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice - public option under ACA H.R. 7164 - Capping Costs for Consumers Act - Rep. Schrier, Kim - ACA cost-sharing reductions H.R. 8270 - Every Dollar Counts Act - Rep. Murphy, Greg - Requirements for deductibles and MOOP to include expenditures for DTC prescriptions H.R. 8684 - Transparency in Billing Act - Rep. Foxx, Virginia - Transparency enforcement H.R. 9393 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act - Rep. Guthrie, Brett - Healthcare price transparency S. 46 - Health Care Affordability Act - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne - ACA tax credit extension S. 729 - Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act - Sen. Kennedy, John - Hospital price transparency requirements S. 864 - HELP Copays Act - Sen. Marshall, Roger - Cost-sharing requirements S. 976 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act - Sen. Wyden, Ron - fraudulent ACA enrollments S. 2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act - Sen. Marshall, Roger - Hospital and insurer price transparency requirements S. 2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act - Sen. Marshall, Roger - Surprise billing penalties for noncompliance by health insurers S. 2824 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary enhanced premium tax credits - Sen. Murkowski, Lisa - Temporary extension of ACA enhanced premium tax credits S. 2903 - Safe Step Act - Sen. Murkowski, Lisa - Step therapy requirement S. 3599 - Affordable CHOICE Act - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon - public option under ACA S. 3990 - PrEP Access and Coverage Act - Sen. Smith, Tina - Coverage requirements for HIV services S. 4189 - INSULIN Act - Sen. Collins, Susan - Insulin cost-sharing caps S. 4512 - Affordable Insulin Now Act - Sen. Kennedy, John - Insulin cost-sharing caps Issues related to implementation rule implementing the No Surprises Act prohibiting surprise medical bills; transparency report requirements; parity in mental health benefits; ERISA preemption; paperless delivery for health plan disclosures; Unauthorized Enrollments/Unauthorized Plan Switching; ACA Tax Credits (Inflation Reduction Act); final rule on Section 1557 of the ACA and its impact on Medigap plans; ACA Marketplace Enrollment and Agents and Brokers; Waste Fraud and Abuse; Vaccine Coverage; Preventative Services Coverage; the Advanced Explanation of Benefits; coverage of weight loss drugs; Transparency in Coverage; No Surprises Act; ACA Marketplace Integrity; ACA Enhanced Tax Credits; Prior Authorization; affordability; and health savings accounts.

Client expense: $3,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.2332 - SHARE Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.3164 - Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S.2426 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services , all provisions H.R.5199 - Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.3022 - Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions S.1390 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions H.R.2191 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions H.R.2483 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S.2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions H.R.3170 - Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.9192 - Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune and Blood Disorders Act, all provisions H.R.9396 - Prior Authorization Accountability Act, all provisions H.R.7884 - Healthcare is Human Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.7868 - Expanding Support for Living Donors Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.628 - Honor Our Living Donors Act, all provisions H.R.1520 - Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions S.1782 - Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions H.R.5861 - Legacy Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.9393 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.6100 - Health ACCESS Act, all provisions S.1140 - Health ACCESS Act, all provisions H.R.6121 - Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act, all provisions H.R.8794 - FED UP with Bleeding Disorders Act of 2026, all provisions S.3599 - Affordable CHOICE Act, all provisions H.R.7023 - Affordable CHOICE Act, all provisions H.R.8201 - To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R.929 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions S.3315 - Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026, all provisions S.3097 - Health Information Privacy Reform Act, all provisions H.R.4583 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2025, all provisions S.1552 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.2850 - Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025, all provisions S.1419 - Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2024, all provisions H.R.9192 - Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune and Blood Disorders Act, all provisions H.R.4541 - EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025, all provisions H.R.8209 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program, all provisions H.R.6994 - Mental Health TALK SAFE Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.9192 - Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune and Blood Disorders Act, all provisions H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions relating to artificial intelligence (AI) Comment Letter: Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031 Comment Letter: [RIN 0945-AA00] Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act) Draft: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require mandatory reporting with respect to certain health-related ownership information Payment for AI services within health care AI use in prior authorization Data privacy, cybersecurity, and AI AI services/payment Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and electronic records Maternal health and hypertensive disorder during pregnancy Unbundling of Maternity Care of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes Alternative Payment Model bonuses/incentive payments and freezing the qualifying provider revenue thresholds Health care consolidation ICD-11 Implementation United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) improving electronic health record certification; implementation of 21st Century Cures Act provisions; digital health policies, and reduction of technology burden on physicians entering into the Quality Payment Program Maintenance of public health data Licensure portability Private practice and the results of the 2024 AMA physician practice benchmark survey Vaccines/ACIP Nutrition

Client expense: $5,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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