LIZZY O'HARA

Medicare payment policies for skilled nursing facilities; monitoring regulatory impacts on nursing homes.

Monitoring policy oversight of regulations and implementation of the LTACH provisions of MMSEA and advocating an extension of the legislative relief in 2010 health reform package.

Fixing the risk adjuster under the Medicare Advantage program to appropriately pay chronic care plans. Assuring appropriate access and enrollment procedures for chronic care special needs plans.

Physical therapy billing reassignment issues for physicians and their relationship to Stark anti-kickback laws and implementation of LTACH provisions of MMSEA, including advocating an extension of the relief in 2009.

Physical therapy billing reassignment issues for physicians and their relationship to Stark anti-kickback laws

Monitor health information technology policy and legislative proposals

Monitor health information technology policy and legislative proposals

Monitor Medicare home health payment policies and regulatory impacts; advocate for safety net provider supplemental payment system within the home health sector.

Monitor Medicare home health payment policies and regulatory impacts; advocate for safety net provider supplemental payment system within the home health sector.

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009, as an amendment to the Financial Services Reform package.

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009, as an amendment to the Financial Service Reform package.

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009, as an amendment to the Financial Services Reform package; work on implementation issues resulting from its passage.

Modernizing the electric grid to make it more efficient and reliable through smart grid technology; making smart grid technologies a component part of efficiency goals for CO2 reduction; monitoring global climate change legislation; monitoring implementation of smart grid requirements under Title 13 of the 2007 Energy Bill; monitoring implementation of smart grid components of ARRA.

Modernizing the electric grid to make it more efficient and reliable through smart grid technology; making smart grid technologies a component part of efficiency goals for CO2 reduction; monitoring global climate change legislation; monitoring implementation of smart grid requirements under Title 13 of the 2007 Energy Bill; monitoring implementation of smart grid components of ARRA.

Monitor Medicare home health payment policies and regulatory impacts; advocate for safety provider supplemental payment system within the home health sector.

Monitor Medicare home health payment policies and regulatory impacts; advocate for safety provider supplemental payment system within the home health sector.

Including health center priorities in the national health reform debate, including FQHC provisions in a public plan option and/or improving private coverage provisions for FQHC services. Including provider network adequacy provisions and payment protections in the health insurance exchange model in health reform. Working to make technical correction changes to HIT provisions in ARRA.

Improving FQHC Medicare payments by encouraging modifications to the language passed in the health reform law.

Medicare payment policies for skilled nursing facilities, monitoring regulatory impacts on nursing homes, implementation of LTACH provisions in MMSEA and efforts to extend relief in 2009, and Part B therapy cap fix or extension of the exceptions process.

Improved metrics for quality assessment, workforce shortage issues, arbitration agreements, transparency of ownership.

Improved metrics for quality assessment, workforce shortage issues, arbitration agreements, transparency of ownership.

Medicare payment policies for skilled nursing facilities; monitoring regulatory impacts on nursing homes.

Monitoring policy oversight of regulations and implementation of the LTACH provisions of MMSEA and advocating an extension of the legislative relief in 2010 health reform package.

Fixing the risk adjuster under the Medicare Advantage program to appropriately pay chronic care plans. Assuring appropriate access and enrollment procedures for chronic care special needs plans.

Physical therapy billing reassignment issues for physicians and their relationship to Stark anti-kickback laws.

Physical therapy billing reassignment issues for physicians and their relationship to Stark anti-kickback laws and implementation of LTACH provisions of MMSEA, including advocating an extension of the relief in 2009.

Monitor health information technology policy and legislative proposals.

Monitor health information technology policy and legislative proposals, including implementation of the HIT provisions of ARRA.

Monitor Medicare home health payment policies and regulatory impacts; advocate for safety net provider supplemental payment system within the home health sector.

Monitor Medicare home health payment policies and regulatory impacts; advocate for safety net provider supplemental payment system within the home health sector.

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009, as an amendment to the Financial Services Reform package; work on implementation issues resulting from its passage.

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009, as an amendment to the Financial Services Reform package.

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009, as an amendment to the Financial Service Reform package.

Modernizing the electric grid to make it more efficient and reliable through smart grid technology; making smart grid technologies a component part of efficiency goals for CO2 reduction; monitoring global climate change legislation; monitoring implementation of smart grid requirements under Title 13 of the 2007 Energy Bill; monitoring implementation of smart grid components of ARRA.

Modernizing the electric grid to make it more efficient and reliable through smart grid technology; making smart grid technologies a component part of efficiency goals for CO2 reduction; monitoring global climate change legislation; monitoring implementation of smart grid requirements under Title 13 of the 2007 Energy Bill; monitoring implementation of smart grid components of ARRA.

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009, as an amendment to the Financial Service Reform package.

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009, as an amendment to the Financial Services Reform package.

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009, as an amendment to the Financial Services Reform package.

Improving FQHC Medicare payments by encouraging modifications to the language passed in the health reform law.

Including health center priorities in the national health reform debate, including FQHC provisions in a public plan option and/or improving private coverage provisions for FQHC services. Including provider network adequacy provisions and payment protections in the health insurance exchange model in health reform. Working to make technical correction changes to HIT provisions in ARRA.

Improved metrics for quality assessment, workforce shortage issues, arbitration agreements, transparency of ownership.

Medicare payment policies for skilled nursing facilities, monitoring regulatory impacts on nursing homes, implementation of LTACH provisions in MMSEA and efforts to extend relief in 2009, and Part B therapy cap fix or extension of the exceptions process.

Improved metrics for quality assessment, workforce shortage issues, arbitration agreements, transparency of ownership.

Medicare payment policies for skilled nursing facilities; monitoring regulatory impacts on nursing homes.

Monitoring policy oversight of regulations and implementation of the LTACH provisions of MMSEA and advocating an extension of the legislative relief in 2010 health reform package.

Fixing the risk adjuster under the Medicare Advantage program to appropriately pay chronic care plans. Assuring appropriate access and enrollment procedures for chronic care special needs plans.

Physical therapy billing reassignment issues for physicians and their relationship to Stark anti-kickback laws.

Physical therapy billing reassignment issues for physicians and their relationship to Stark anti-kickback laws and implementation of LTACH provisions of MMSEA, including advocating an extension of the relief in 2009.

Monitor health information technology policy and legislative proposals, including implementation of the HIT provisions of ARRA.

Monitor health information technology policy and legislative proposals.

Modernizing the electric grid to make it more efficient and reliable through smart grid technology; making smart grid technologies a component part of efficiency goals for CO2 reduction; monitoring global climate change legislation; monitoring implementation of smart grid requirements under Title 13 of the 2007 Energy Bill; monitoring implementation of smart grid components of ARRA.

Modernizing the electric grid to make it more efficient and reliable through smart grid technology; making smart grid technologies a component part of efficiency goals for CO2 reduction; monitoring global climate change legislation; monitoring implementation of smart grid requirements under Title 13 of the 2007 Energy Bill; monitoring implementation of smart grid components of ARRA.

Physical therapy billing reassignment issues for physicians and their relationship to Stark anti-kickback laws.

Monitor Medicare home health payment policies and regulatory impacts; advocate for safety provider supplemental payment system within the home health sector.

Monitor Medicare home health payment policies and regulatory impacts; advocate for safety provider supplemental payment system within the home health sector.

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009

Including health center priorities in the national health reform debate, including FQHC provisions in a public plan option and/or improving private coverage provisions for FQHC services. Including provider network adequacy provisions and payment protections in the health insurance exchange model in health reform.

Improving FQHC Medicare payments under the MATCH Act.

Improved metrics for quality assessment, workforce shortage issues, arbitration agreements, transparency of ownership.

Medicare payment policies for skilled nursing facilities, monitoring regulatory impacts on nursing homes, implementation of LTACH provisions in MMSEA and efforts to extend relief in 2009, and Part B therapy cap fix or extension of the exceptions process.

Medicare payment policies for skilled nursing facilities; monitoring regulatory impacts on nursing homes.

Improved metrics for quality assessment, workforce shortage issues, arbitration agreements, transparency of ownership.

Monitoring policy oversight of regulations and implementation of the LTACH provisions of MMSEA and advocating an extension of the legislative relief in 2010 health reform package.

Fixing the risk adjuster under the Medicare Advantage program to appropriately pay chronic care plans. Assuring appropriate access and enrollment procedures for chronic care special needs plans.

Physical therapy billing reassignment issues for physicians and their relationship to Stark anti-kickback laws and implementation of LTACH provisions of MMSEA, including advocating an extension of the relief in 2009.

Monitor, evaluate, and suggest improvements to policies impacting community-based health promotion and disease prevention, self-management, care transitions, and medical home policies affecting older Americans in the health reform debate.

Monitor, evaluate, and suggest improvements to policies impacting community-based health promotion and disease prevention, self-management, care transitions, and medical home policies affecting older Americans in the health reform debate.

Monitor health information technology policy and legislative proposals.

Monitor health information technology policy and legislative proposals, including implementation of the HIT provisions of ARRA.

Modernizing the electric grid to make it more efficient and reliable through smart grid technology; making smart grid technologies a component part of efficiency goals for CO2 reduction; monitoring global climate change legislation; monitoring implementation of smart grid requirements under Title 13 of the 2007 Energy Bill; monitoring implementation of smart grid components of ARRA.

Modernizing the electric grid to make it more efficient and reliable through smart grid technology; making smart grid technologies a component part of efficiency goals for CO2 reduction; monitoring global climate change legislation; monitoring implementation of smart grid requirements under Title 13 of the 2007 Energy Bill; monitoring implementation of smart grid components of ARRA.

Monitor health information technology policy and legislative proposals, including implementation of the HIT provisions of ARRA.

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009

Monitor, evaluate, and suggest improvements to policies impacting community-based health promotion and disease prevention, self-management, care transitions, and medical home policies affecting older Americans in the health reform debate.

Monitor, evaluate, and suggest improvements to policies impacting community-based health promotion and disease prevention, self-management, care transitions, and medical home policies affecting older Americans in the health reform debate.

Monitor Medicare home health payment policies and regulatory impacts; advocate for safety provider supplemental payment system within the home health sector.

Monitor Medicare home health payment policies and regulatory impacts; advocate for safety provider supplemental payment system within the home health sector.

Improving FQHC Medicare payments under the MATCH Act.

Including health center priorities in the national health reform debate, including FQHC provisions in a public plan option and/or improving private coverage provisions for FQHC services. Including provider network adequacy provisions and payment protections in the health insurance exchange model in health reform.

Improved metrics for quality assessment, workforce shortage issues, arbitration agreements, transparency of ownership.

Medicare payment policies for skilled nursing facilities, monitoring regulatory impacts on nursing homes, implementation of LTACH provisions in MMSEA and efforts to extend relief in 2009, and Part B therapy cap fix or extension of the exceptions process.

Improved metrics for quality assessment, workforce shortage issues, arbitration agreements, transparency of ownership.

Medicare payment policies for skilled nursing facilities; monitoring regulatory impacts on nursing homes.

Monitoring policy oversight of regulations and implementation of the LTACH provisions of MMSEA and advocating an extension of the legislative relief in 2009 health reform package.

Fixing the risk adjuster under the Medicare Advantage program to appropriately pay chronic care plans. Assuring appropriate access and enrollment procedures for chronic care special needs plans.

Physical therapy billing reassignment issues for physicians and their relationship to Stark anti-kickback laws.

Physical therapy billing reassignment issues for physicians and their relationship to Stark anti-kickback laws and implementation of LTACH provisions of MMSEA, including advocating an extension of the relief in 2009.

Monitor health information technology policy and legislative proposals, including implementation of the HIT provisions of ARRA.

Modernizing the electric grid to make it more efficient and reliable through smart grid technology; making smart grid technologies a component part of efficiency goals for CO2 reduction; monitoring global climate change legislation; monitoring implementation of smart grid requirements under Title 13 of the 2007 Energy Bill; monitoring implementation of smart grid components of ARRA.

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009

Promote enactment of S. 1700, the Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009