Reported covered position: Legislative Assistant, Office of U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano; Legislative Assistant, Office of U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer; Legislative Director, Office of U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee; Legislative Assistant, Office of U.S. Rep.Glen Browder
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REACH Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps.
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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2020 · third_quarter · Q3
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Source: Senate LDA
REACH Act
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
REACH Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities.
Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act.
Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians.
Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774, S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.
Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2774, S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.
Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps.
Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities.
Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic.
Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.R. 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation.
Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. S. 7614 - 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief.
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4996 - Support MOMS Act: Support or legislation to increase Medicaid funding to support postpartum care and to reduce maternal mortality. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Communicaeion to CMS on scope of practice: maintain state rights. No Bill No. - Communicate to CME on transparency in coverage: regarding insurance coverage. No Bill No. - Communicate to CMS on ACA benefit and payment parameters for 2021: Regarding Insurance coverage. No Bill No. - communication to CMS on MIPS and extreme circumstances: Extending MIPS deadlines. No Bill No. - Communicate with CMS on 2021/2022 Part C/D: Medicare Advantage and prescription drugs.
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4996 - Support MOMS Act: Support or legislation to increase Medicaid funding to support postpartum care and to reduce maternal mortality. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Communicaeion to CMS on scope of practice: maintain state rights. No Bill No. - Communicate to CME on transparency in coverage: regarding insurance coverage. No Bill No. - Communicate to CMS on ACA benefit and payment parameters for 2021: Regarding Insurance coverage. No Bill No. - communication to CMS on MIPS and extreme circumstances: Extending MIPS deadlines. No Bill No. - Communicate with CMS on 2021/2022 Part C/D: Medicare Advantage and prescription drugs.
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities.
Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities.
Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4996 - Support MOMS Act: Support or legislation to increase Medicaid funding to support postpartum care and to reduce maternal mortality. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Communicaeion to CMS on scope of practice: maintain state rights. No Bill No. - Communicate to CME on transparency in coverage: regarding insurance coverage. No Bill No. - Communicate to CMS on ACA benefit and payment parameters for 2021: Regarding Insurance coverage. No Bill No. - communication to CMS on MIPS and extreme circumstances: Extending MIPS deadlines. No Bill No. - Communicate with CMS on 2021/2022 Part C/D: Medicare Advantage and prescription drugs.
Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4996 - Support MOMS Act: Support or legislation to increase Medicaid funding to support postpartum care and to reduce maternal mortality. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Communicaeion to CMS on scope of practice: maintain state rights. No Bill No. - Communicate to CME on transparency in coverage: regarding insurance coverage. No Bill No. - Communicate to CMS on ACA benefit and payment parameters for 2021: Regarding Insurance coverage. No Bill No. - communication to CMS on MIPS and extreme circumstances: Extending MIPS deadlines. No Bill No. - Communicate with CMS on 2021/2022 Part C/D: Medicare Advantage and prescription drugs.
Ban Surprise Billing Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4996 - Support MOMS Act: Support or legislation to increase Medicaid funding to support postpartum care and to reduce maternal mortality. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Communicaeion to CMS on scope of practice: maintain state rights. No Bill No. - Communicate to CME on transparency in coverage: regarding insurance coverage. No Bill No. - Communicate to CMS on ACA benefit and payment parameters for 2021: Regarding Insurance coverage. No Bill No. - communication to CMS on MIPS and extreme circumstances: Extending MIPS deadlines. No Bill No. - Communicate with CMS on 2021/2022 Part C/D: Medicare Advantage and prescription drugs.
Ban Surprise Billing Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps.
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians; Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No.: Medicare rule to increase E/M: value comprehensive primary care appropriately. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Telehealth: Increase audio-only telehealth payment to equal audio-visual telehealth and in person visitation reimbursements.
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief.
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4996 - Support MOMS Act: Support or legislation to increase Medicaid funding to support postpartum care and to reduce maternal mortality. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Communicaeion to CMS on scope of practice: maintain state rights. No Bill No. - Communicate to CME on transparency in coverage: regarding insurance coverage. No Bill No. - Communicate to CMS on ACA benefit and payment parameters for 2021: Regarding Insurance coverage. No Bill No. - communication to CMS on MIPS and extreme circumstances: Extending MIPS deadlines. No Bill No. - Communicate with CMS on 2021/2022 Part C/D: Medicare Advantage and prescription drugs.
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
Medicaid REACH Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.R. 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation.
Medicaid REACH Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians; Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No.: Medicare rule to increase E/M: value comprehensive primary care appropriately. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Telehealth: Increase audio-only telehealth payment to equal audio-visual telehealth and in person visitation reimbursements.
Medicaid REACH Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Medicaid REACH Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians: Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Medicaid REACH Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps.
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief.
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians; Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No.: Medicare rule to increase E/M: value comprehensive primary care appropriately. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Telehealth: Increase audio-only telehealth payment to equal audio-visual telehealth and in person visitation reimbursements.
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic.
Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians; Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No.: Medicare rule to increase E/M: value comprehensive primary care appropriately. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Telehealth: Increase audio-only telehealth payment to equal audio-visual telehealth and in person visitation reimbursements.
Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians: Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Coronavirus Provider Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic.
Coronavirus Provider Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
Coronavirus Provider Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Coronavirus Provider Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians: Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Health Enterprise Zones Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
Health Enterprise Zones Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians; Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No.: Medicare rule to increase E/M: value comprehensive primary care appropriately. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Telehealth: Increase audio-only telehealth payment to equal audio-visual telehealth and in person visitation reimbursements.
CARES Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4996 - Support MOMS Act: Support or legislation to increase Medicaid funding to support postpartum care and to reduce maternal mortality. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Communicaeion to CMS on scope of practice: maintain state rights. No Bill No. - Communicate to CME on transparency in coverage: regarding insurance coverage. No Bill No. - Communicate to CMS on ACA benefit and payment parameters for 2021: Regarding Insurance coverage. No Bill No. - communication to CMS on MIPS and extreme circumstances: Extending MIPS deadlines. No Bill No. - Communicate with CMS on 2021/2022 Part C/D: Medicare Advantage and prescription drugs.
CARES Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians; Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No.: Medicare rule to increase E/M: value comprehensive primary care appropriately. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Telehealth: Increase audio-only telehealth payment to equal audio-visual telehealth and in person visitation reimbursements.
CARES Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
CARES Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
CARES Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps.
CARES Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief.
Protecting Access to Post-COVID–19 Telehealth Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Protecting Access to Post-COVID–19 Telehealth Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians: Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Community Immunity During COVID–19 Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization.
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians: Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.R. 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation.
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities.
Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps.
Responsibly Enhancing America's Landscapes Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Responsibly Enhancing America's Landscapes Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774, S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.
Responsibly Enhancing America's Landscapes Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2774, S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.
Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4996 - Support MOMS Act: Support or legislation to increase Medicaid funding to support postpartum care and to reduce maternal mortality. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Communicaeion to CMS on scope of practice: maintain state rights. No Bill No. - Communicate to CME on transparency in coverage: regarding insurance coverage. No Bill No. - Communicate to CMS on ACA benefit and payment parameters for 2021: Regarding Insurance coverage. No Bill No. - communication to CMS on MIPS and extreme circumstances: Extending MIPS deadlines. No Bill No. - Communicate with CMS on 2021/2022 Part C/D: Medicare Advantage and prescription drugs.
Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities.
Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4996 - Support MOMS Act: Support or legislation to increase Medicaid funding to support postpartum care and to reduce maternal mortality. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Communicaeion to CMS on scope of practice: maintain state rights. No Bill No. - Communicate to CME on transparency in coverage: regarding insurance coverage. No Bill No. - Communicate to CMS on ACA benefit and payment parameters for 2021: Regarding Insurance coverage. No Bill No. - communication to CMS on MIPS and extreme circumstances: Extending MIPS deadlines. No Bill No. - Communicate with CMS on 2021/2022 Part C/D: Medicare Advantage and prescription drugs.
Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities.
Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
Suicide Prevention Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic.
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians; Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No.: Medicare rule to increase E/M: value comprehensive primary care appropriately. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Telehealth: Increase audio-only telehealth payment to equal audio-visual telehealth and in person visitation reimbursements.
Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians; Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No.: Medicare rule to increase E/M: value comprehensive primary care appropriately. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Telehealth: Increase audio-only telehealth payment to equal audio-visual telehealth and in person visitation reimbursements.
Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians: Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians: Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774; S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. H.R. 8061- Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act: Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. S. 4349 - Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act: Support the wellbeing of frontline physicians during COVID-19. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Emergency financial relief for primary care physicians: additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nations primary care infrastructure. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians: Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.
H.R. 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation.
HR 2774, S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.
HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic.
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization.
P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services.
P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774, S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.
HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2020 · second_quarter · Q2
S. 3198 Suicide Prevention Act: Legislator inquiry/Expand suicide prevention grant pilot program to primary care physicians. S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No.: Emergency Financial relief for Primary Care Physicians: additional financial support for primary care physicians; additional financial support for primary care clinicians to stabilize our nation's primary care infrastructure. No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: DACA status during the Covid-19 National Emergency: Maintain work authorization for individuals currently in DACA status during the covid 19 national emergency. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR.
S. 3599; HR 6788: Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic. S 3750; HR 6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to medicare Part B providers. S. 4088; HR 6149: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act; Kids Access to Primary Care Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 7158 Health Enterprise Zone: Legislator inquiry/Reducing health disparities in underserved areas. No Bill No: communication with CMS on the 2021 and 2022 Part C and D proposed rule; Medicare Advantage, price transparency. No Bill No: communication with CMS on rural maternal health; Improving rural maternal health. No Bill No: communication with CMS on Covid-19 policy changes; payment for telehealth changes. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No.: Expansion of telehealth: Protecting Access to post COVID -19 telehealth act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. No Bill No.: Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians; Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No.: Medicare rule to increase E/M: value comprehensive primary care appropriately. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Telehealth: Increase audio-only telehealth payment to equal audio-visual telehealth and in person visitation reimbursements.
HR 2895 Conrad State 30 &Physician Access Act; expand program, streamlined eligibility. S. 7614 - 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief; include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief.
HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. S. 7614 2021 Appropriations: AHRQ, HRSA, NHSC, Title VII, Title X, Medical Education, Rural Health,Telehealth, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program, CDC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians; increased finding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: GME to support family medicine education and rural training. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, White House Office
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2020 · first_quarter · Q1
HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians.
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4996 - Support MOMS Act: Support or legislation to increase Medicaid funding to support postpartum care and to reduce maternal mortality. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Communicaeion to CMS on scope of practice: maintain state rights. No Bill No. - Communicate to CME on transparency in coverage: regarding insurance coverage. No Bill No. - Communicate to CMS on ACA benefit and payment parameters for 2021: Regarding Insurance coverage. No Bill No. - communication to CMS on MIPS and extreme circumstances: Extending MIPS deadlines. No Bill No. - Communicate with CMS on 2021/2022 Part C/D: Medicare Advantage and prescription drugs.
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities.
S 289: Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. S. 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding; funding for new rural programs. HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. HR 2774, S 2793 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access & reduce administrative burden. HR 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act: Legislation to support best practice programs and safety bundles. HR 4996, HR 4995, S. 2793, S. 289, S. 916. S. 289 - Maternal Health: Letter to the Senate Finance Cmt urging support for health care best practices and maternal health bills focused on Medicaid, quality improvement, data collection, primary care access under high deductible health care plans, unconscious bias, and rural health care. HR 5741 - Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act: Oppose the effort to stifle CMMI innovation. HR 5800 - Surprise Billing: Hold patients to in-network rates and prevent premium hikes. HR 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act: Include healthcare providers in emergency leave requirements. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Non-compete clauses in physician employment contracts: Restrictive covenants can disrupt the patient-physician relationship. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act: Prevent deceptive advertising on health care licensure. No Bill No. - Abortion Access: Letter to FDA urging flexibility from current safety protocols to allow physicians to administer drugs via telehealth. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No.: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act: Support for a comprehensive bill to address maternal Health disparities. No Bill No. - Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act (DIMMA): Supporting legislation to allow the Department of Defense to share information with civilian entities on maternal and infant health. No Bill No. - Health IT interoperability: Ensure Health IT interoperability regulations and recommendations promote primary care/do not burden physicians. No Bill No. - CDC prevention issues to cover: communication on What work the CDC should do.
HR 2339 - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for the Preventing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act.
S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased and long-term funding for the HRSA THCGME funding. HR 748 - CARES Act: Fund CHC & THCGME, promote telemedicine in primary care, set Medicaid at Medicare parity. HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Act - Ensure adequate PPE, funding and loans, telehealth care payment. HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during pandemic. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry-Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement grants. No Bill No. - GME Reform: GME reform to increase family physician workforce. No Bill No.- CDC FY 2021 budget request: Family medicine public health priorities. No Bill No. - CHC & National Health Service Corps reauthorization: Health care access, scholarships and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AHRQ FY 2021 budget request: primary care research. No Bill No. - Community Health Center Funding: Letters, briefing to support funding for community health centers. Outreach to Hill offices to urge support for health extenders, which includes THCGME, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
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2019 · third_quarter · 3A
S106; S192; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Increased, extended THCGME funding. S 2372 Rural Moms Act: Supported a rural maternal health bill and urged members to support it. HR 1358 - GME Reform: Allow the establishment of new family physician residencies. HR 2328 Community Health Investment, and Modernization, and Excellence Act: Also, THCGME, along with Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and Medicaid Funding for the Territories. HR 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act: Support for key primary care extenders, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative, Independence at Home, Medicaid for the Territories. HR 2895 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand J-1 visa waiver program for medical residents. No Bill No. - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment GME: Medication-assisted treatment training. No Bill No. - Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family residency slots. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME funding/Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training.
No Bill No. - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act, safe kids act and tobacco to 21 bill.
HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Reduced administrative burden on family physicians. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No. - Surprise Billing: Shared letter on surprise billing. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": Health care coverage for all, administrative simplification. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training.
S106; S192; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 304; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Increased, extended THCGME funding. HR 1358 - GME Reform: Allow the establishment of new family physician residencies. HR 2740 - HHS FY 2020 Appropriations; Women's Health Research: AAFP funding priorities. Increased funding for women's health research. HR 3030 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Patient-centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - Obesity Drug Study: Responding to GAO inquiry on AAFP policy on obesity drugs. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Improved access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME funding/Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ.
S106; S192; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 1358 - GME Reform: Allow the establishment of new family physician residencies. HR 2328 Community Health Investment, and Modernization, and Excellence Act: Also, THCGME, along with Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and Medicaid Funding for the Territories. HR 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act: Support for key primary care extenders, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative, Independence at Home, Medicaid for the Territories. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access and reduce administrative burden. HR 3436 Chronic Care Management: to remove cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services under the medicare plan. No Bill No. - Opioid prescribing guideline: Responding to FDA inquiry on opioid prescribing guidelines. No Bill No. - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment GME: Medication-assisted treatment training. No Bill No. - Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family residency slots. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Reduced administrative burden on family physicians. No Bill No. - Primary Care Investment: Increased spending on primary care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Suggestions to reduce burdens for FPs. No Bill No. - Medicare coverage of acupuncture: AAFP supporting CMS proposal. No Bill No. - Access to Medicaid Services: Need for higher payment to ensure access to primary care. No Bill No. - Delay in 2017 APM bonuses: Need for CMS to pay APM bonuses to encourage FPs. No Bill No. - 2020 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Payments to PCPs. No Bill No. - 2020 proposed outpatient perspective payment system: Site of service neutrality and transparency in hospital charges. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": Health care coverage for all, administrative simplification. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ.
S106; S192; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Increased, extended THCGME funding. S 2372 Rural Moms Act: Supported a rural maternal health bill and urged members to support it. HR 2328 Community Health Investment, and Modernization, and Excellence Act: Also, THCGME, along with Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and Medicaid Funding for the Territories. HR 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act: Support for key primary care extenders, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative, Independence at Home, Medicaid for the Territories. HR 2740 - HHS FY 2020 Appropriations; Women's Health Research: AAFP funding priorities. Increased funding for women's health research. HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand J-1 visa waiver program for medical residents. HR 3030 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Patient-centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access and reduce administrative burden. HR 3436 - Chronic Care Management: to remove cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services under the medicare plan. No Bill No. - Obesity Drug Study: Responding to GAO inquiry on AAFP policy on obesity drugs. No Bill No. - Opioid prescribing guideline: Responding to FDA inquiry on opioid prescribing guidelines. No Bill No. - Healthcare Coverage for All: Retaining ACA coverage gains and expanding coverage. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Reduced administrative burden on family physicians. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Improved access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Primary Care Investment: Increased spending on primary care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills. No Bill No. - Comment on the definition of Health Literacy: Health Literacy for all patients. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Suggestions to reduce burdens for FPs. No Bill No. - Nondiscrimination in health plans: Healthcare for all. No Bill No. - Patient access to effective drugs: Opioid Issues. No. Bill No. - Telehealth for low-income consumers: Access to high speed internet. No Bill No. - Access to Medicaid Services: Need for higher payment to ensure access to primary care. No Bill No. - 2020 proposed outpatient perspective payment system: Site of service neutrality and transparency in hospital charges. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME funding/Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act. No Bill No. - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act, Safe Kids Act, and Tobacco to 21 bill. No Bill No. - Surprise Billing: Shared letter on surprise billing. No Bill No. - Drug Prices: Recommendations for various biologic and insulin drug pricing bills. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC.
HR 2740 - HHS FY 2020 Appropriations; Women's Health Research: AAFP funding priorities. Increased funding for women's health research. HR 3030 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Patient-centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - Obesity Drug Study: Responding to GAO inquiry on AAFP policy on obesity drugs. No Bill No. - Opioid prescribing guideline: Responding to FDA inquiry on opioid prescribing guidelines. Evidence Based opioid prescribing guidelines. No Bill No. - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment GME: Medication-assisted treatment training. HR 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act: Support for key primary care extenders, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative, Independence at Home, Medicaid for the Territories. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S106; S192; S 962; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289, HR 1358 - Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training; correct rotator problems. S 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased, extended THCGME funding. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Title VII Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. HR 4995; 4996 - Maternal Health: AAFP supported maternal health bills to expand medicaid access and bolster training and best practices. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - HRSA Title VII funding: Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - Codes in the primary care exception list: Adding codes that medical students can perform in teaching settings.
HR 2694 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: AAFP signed a joint letter supporting HR 2694.
S 289, HR 1358 - Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training; correct rotator problems. S 304; S 1191; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Support for increased, extended THCGME funding. S106; S192; S 962; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S. 1895 - Surprise medical billing: Eliminate barriers to patient access to primary care, fund THCGME program. HR 3; S 2543 - Drug pricing legislation: Support THGME, primary care in HDHP, Medicare and Medicaid. HR 2339 - Nicotine usage: Urged support for reversing the youth tobacco epidemic, tobacco 21 and the vaping flavors ban. HR 2694 - Pregnant workers Fairness Act: AAFP signed a joint letter supporting HR 2694. HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2774, S 2793, HR 5575 - Primary Care Benefit: establish standard primary care benefit in private health insurance plans. HR 3030; HR 1965 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Evidence based primary care research. HR 3107 - Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization: Reduce administrative burden. HR 4995; 4996 - Maternal Health: AAFP supported maternal health bills to expand medicaid access and bolster training and best practices. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Title VII Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Improved access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills. No Bill No. - Primary Care Investment: Increased spending on primary care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ. No Bill No. - Primary Care Innovation: Increased awareness of primary care payment and delivery. No Bill No. - Rural Access Issues: How to increase supply of PCP's in rural areas. No Bill No. - RFI on opioid addiction and access to medication-assisted treatment: Chronic pain management. No Bill No. - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder: Opioid issues. No Bill No. - 2020 National Vaccine plan: How to improve vaccination rates. No Bill No. - Concerns with EO provisions on scope of practice. No Bill No. - Concerns with flavored e-cigarettes: Youth e-cig epidemic. No Bill No. - Revising two screening code descriptors: Depression and alcohol misuse screening descriptors. No Bill No. - Fraud and safe harbors in medicare: How to address safe harbors in payment models. No Bill No. - Modernizing self-referral laws: How to improve Stark for payment model arrangements. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No. - Medicare Payment: Educated staff about the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule's E&M code increase.
HR 2339 - Nicotine usage: Urged support for reversing the youth tobacco epidemic, tobacco 21 and the vaping flavors ban.
No Bill No. - Cigarette health warnings: Requiring graphic warnings. HR 2339 - Nicotine usage: Urged support for reversing the youth tobacco epidemic, tobacco 21 and the vaping flavors ban.
S106; S192; S 962; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289, HR 1358 - Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family medicine residency slots; GME reform to support rural residency training; correct rotator problems. S. 1895 - Surprise medical billing: Eliminate barriers to patient access to primary care, fund THCGME program. HR 3; S 2543 - Drug pricing legislation: Support THGME, primary care in HDHP, Medicare and Medicaid. HR 3107 - Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization: Reduce administrative burden. HR 4995; 4996 - Maternal Health: AAFP supported maternal health bills to expand medicaid access and bolster training and best practices. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Title VII Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - 2020 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Support CMS changes to E&M coding. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills; health care coverage for all, administration simplification. No Bill No. - Primary Care Investment: Increased spending on primary care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ. No Bill No. - Primary Care Innovation: Increased awareness of primary care payment and delivery. No Bill No. - Codes in the primary care exception list: Adding codes that medical students can perform in teaching settings. No Bill No. - Rural Access Issues: How to increase supply of PCP's in rural areas. No Bill No. - EO on Medicare: How to improve medicare. No Bill No. - Program integrity RFI: How to address future of program integrity, billing, coding. No Bill No. - Revising two screening code descriptors: Depression and alcohol misuse screening descriptors. No Bill No. - Fraud and safe harbors in medicare: How to address safe harbors in payment models. No Bill No. - Modernizing self-referral laws: How to improve Stark for payment model arrangements. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No. - Medicare Payment: Educated staff about the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule's E&M code increase. No Bill No. - Medicare site-neutral payment: Ensure payment parity between services furnished in hospital out patient departments and physician offices.
HR 2694 - Pregnant workers Fairness Act: AAFP signed a joint letter supporting HR 2694.
HR 2339 - Nicotine usage: Urged support for reversing the youth tobacco epidemic, tobacco 21 and the vaping flavors ban.
HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2774, S 2793, HR 5575 - Primary Care Benefit: establish standard primary care benefit in private health insurance plans. HR 3107 - Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization: Reduce administrative burden. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills; health care coverage for all, administration simplification.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
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2019 · third_quarter · Q3
S106; S192; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 304; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Increased, extended THCGME funding. HR 1358 - GME Reform: Allow the establishment of new family physician residencies. HR 2740 - HHS FY 2020 Appropriations; Women's Health Research: AAFP funding priorities. Increased funding for women's health research. HR 3030 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Patient-centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - Obesity Drug Study: Responding to GAO inquiry on AAFP policy on obesity drugs. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Improved access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME funding/Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ.
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2019 · second_quarter · Q2
HR 1897/S 916: Mothers and Offspring Mortality Awareness Act or the MOMMA's Act: Support for the maternal mortality bill. HR 3030 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Patient-centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - Gun Violence Research Funding: Ending the epidemic of gun violence through research. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ. No Bill No. - Obesity Drug Study: Responding to GAO inquiry on AAFP policy on obesity drugs.
No Bill No. - Tobacco Ads: Social media ads on nicotine; reducing tobacco use in kids and tobacco ads. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Commenting on legislative proposals to increase transparency and address insurance-physician contracting. The letter also addressed education and public health issues.
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2019 · first_quarter · Q1
S192, HR1943, HR1983, S962, S106 - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 1358: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals: GME reform to correct rotator problems. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health Professions Training Grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - appropriations AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - AHRQ National Guidelines Clearinghouse: Closure of the NGC. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Eliminate disparities to access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Adequate Funding for HHS agencies and programs: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid surprise medical bills: Health care coverage for all, administrative simplification. No Bill No. - FY20 funding for AHRQ, HRSA, CDC, CMS: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Medicaid and CHIP proposed rule: Services covered by Medicaid and CHIP. No Bill No. - GME Cap setting in new programs: More time for new teaching centers to set their GME cap. No Bill No. -ACO/MSSP extension for applications: Urging a deadline extension for applications. No Bill No. -Part D and C rule on drug prices: Lowering drug prices. No Bill No. -Reducing burdens with HIT: Making EHRs easier for physicians. No Bill No. - Insurance requirements in 2020: Benefit and payment rates in 2020. No Bill No. - Prior authorizations in Part C: Reducing prior authorization burdens on physicians. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Primary Care Issues: Shared AAFP principles and encourage members to join the House Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - Medicare Physician Payment: Address appropriate use criteria policy.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 3014 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018: GME Reform to support rural residency training; Seek co-sponsors on legislation to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. HR 6 - Support for patients and communities Act: Supported HR 6, the comprehensive opioids bill. HR 2553: Know the Lowest Price Act: Supported legislation to prohibit pharmacy contact gag rules. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare; Increase membership in the bipartisan caucus to increase awareness of primary care value. No Bill No. - Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model: Seek co-signors on letter to HHS on APC-APM payment model. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Initiative; Advocate for AAFP's administration burden principles. No Bill No. - Administrative simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Social Determinants of Health: Advancing Health Equity by addressing SDOH. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health professions training grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Eliminate disparities to access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - AHRQ National Guidelines Clearinghouse: Closure of the NGC. No Bill No. - CPC+ reports: Timing, usefulness of reports. No Bill No. - MSSP/ACO proposed rule: Changes to accountable care organizations. No Bill No. - Medicare fraud and abuse:CMS fraud and abuse programs. No Bill No. - Physician focused payment model process: How the PTAC process is working. No Bill No. - Medicare Part C/D changes: Telehealth benefits. No Bill No. - Medicare 2019 payments: E/M payment changes in 2019 and beyond.
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2018 · third_quarter · Q3
No Bill No. - Farm Bill/Nutrition: Advocating against the Farm Bill's SNAP cuts, as included withing the AAFP's Farm Bill Letter.
HR 1318 - Maternal Accountability Act/Preventing Maternal Deaths: Promoted preventing maternal mortality. HR 5961, HR 6147, HR 6470, HR 6157, S 3158, S 2976 - Oppose tobacco riders in Ag bill & cut to CDC's Office on Smoking and Health: Public Health/Tobacco control. HR 6157 - Increased funding for HHS, AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC, SAMSHA in FY 19: AAFP FY 2019 federal spending priorities for primary care training, research & access. H.R. 6310; H.R. 6317 - Direct Primary Care: Advocate for co-sponsorship of bill to allow Americans with HSAs to use their accounts to pay for DPC arrangements. S. 3014 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018: Graduate Medical Education reform, rural physician workforce; Seek House sponsors; GME Reform to support rural residency training; Seek co-sponsors on legislation to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. HR 5858 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Seek co-sponsors for legislation to require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Primary Care Caucus to achieve the triple aim in healthcare; Increase membership in the bipartisan caucus to increase awareness of primary care value. No Bill No. - Direct Primary Care: work with members and staff on language of DPC legislation that passed the House. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Initiative; Advocate for AAFP's administration burden principles. No Bill No. - Administrative simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No.- National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access to Family Physicians. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health professions training grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Support evidence-based approaches to curb opioid abuse. No Bill No. - AHRQ National Guidelines Clearinghouse: Closure of the NGC. No Bill No. - Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices: Reducing out of pocket costs. No Bill No. - Title X regulations: interference in the practice of medicine and access to evidence-based care. No Bill No. - Asbestos new use: Any form of asbestos exposure is a threat to health. No Bill No. - Physician self referral law: Transforming practices and collaborating with others to provide team-based, patient-centered care. Physician practice and flexibility. No Bill No. - Physician fee schedule: 2019 Medicare payment rates and the quality payment program. No Bill No. - Physician focused payment model process: How the PTAC process is working. No Bill No. - 2019 outpatient prospective payment system: Site of Service Neutrality. No Bill No. - Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model: Seek co-signors on letter to HHS on APC-APM payment model. No Bill No. - Farm Bill/Nutrition: Advocating against the Farm Bill's SNAP cuts, as included withing the AAFP's Farm Bill Letter.
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2018 · second_quarter · Q2
HR 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act: Issued concerns about the SNAP cuts and health care policies.
S. 2704 - Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment: Responding to senate inquiry in support of Opioid treatment. No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Evidence based approaches to curb opioid abuse; Commented on E&C Bills. Advocated for the ACE Research Act and CONNECTIONS Act.
S. 2704 - Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment: Responding to senate inquiry in support of Opioid treatment. S. 3014 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act: Graduate Medical Education reform, rural physician workforce; seek co-sponsors on rural GME bill; seek House sponsors; seek co-sponsors on legislation to amend the title XVII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. S. 3158 - Increased overall spending FY19 HHS Appropriations: AAFP FY 2019 federal spending priorities for primary care training, research & access. S. 3158 -CMS funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations S 3158 & House draft: Support effective, efficient management of Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP & Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Evidence based approaches to curb opioid abuse; Commented on E&C Bills. Advocated for the ACE Research Act and CONNECTIONS Act. No Bill No. - Overcoming Gaps in the Treatment of Mental Illness Research: Improved mental health services. No Bill No. - Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model: New Medicare alternative payment model. Mo Bill No. - CMS on documentation burden listening session: How to ensure access to Medicaid Services. No Bill No. - CMS on access to Medicaid Services: How to ensure access to Medicaid Services. No Bill No. - CMS on RFI Direct Provider contracting models: How CMS should focus on the APC-APM but also implement the AAFP's DPC model; Seek co-signors on letter to HHS on APC-APM payment model. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Relief initiative. No Bill No. - Insurance Market Stabilization: Outreach on ACA policies and possible market stabilization. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Provided feedback on the CREATES Act and PACED Act. Drafted a drug pricing letter. No Bill No. - MACRA/Advanced Primary Care APM: Raised awareness of the AAFP's primary care payment model.
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2018 · first_quarter · Q1
HR 3964 & drafts - Preventing Opioid Misuse/Diversion: Improve treatment access, Partial Fill and Drug Monitoring; support evidence based approaches to curb opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Opioid Policy Steering Committee: How MDs prescribe controlled substances. No Bill No. - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization: Advocating for primary care issues such as concerns about rural patients and inclusion of patients with chronic conditions as at-risk populations.
HR 3862 & S 1899 & HR 1892 - National Health Service Corps: Sustainable funding for NHSC to provide access and debt relief. No Bill No. - Insurance Market Stabilization: Healthcare coverage for all - premium reduction, reinsurance & cost sharing reduction; reinsurance and funding for Cost Sharing Reduction benefits in the Omnibus bill. No Bill No. - Association Health Plans: AHPs do not provide meaningful insurance coverage. No Bill No. - Promoting healthcare choice and competition: Improved access to PCP services. No Bill No. - Definition of employer for state plans: Need to keep federal requirements in place. No Bill No. - Civilian health and medical program of the VA: Rates must equal Medicare, less prior auth. No Bill No. - Protecting conscience rights in health care: Urging no rationing of care. No Bill No. - Direct Primary Care:advocate for co-sponsorship of bill to allow Americans with HSAs to use DPCs.
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2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
HR 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: opposed to: 1)repeal of the Individual Mandate; 2)elimination of student Loan deductabililty; 3) automatic cuts to Medicare program; 4) eliminaiton of medical expense. HR 1370 HJRes 123 - Stop Gap funding bills for FY2018: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3358 & S 1771 - Funding for CDC Section 317 Program at the CDC: Public Health/Raising Tobacco Age. HR 3268, S 1603 HR 3358, S1771- Oppose tobacco riders in Ag bill & cut CDC's office on Smoking and Health: Public Health/Tobacco Control. HR 3862 & S 1899 - National Health Service Corps: NHSC funding for access to scholarships and debt relief; Support reauthorization of NHSC funding for five years. No Bill No. Tax Reform - Individual Mandate: educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on health care for all; advocate for changes to the BCRA and ultimately lobby against the bill. No Bill No.- Other Tax Reform Issues including student loan interest deduction, medical expenses deduction: Convey AAFP position on the individual mandate during tax reform debate. No Bill No. - Direct Primary Care:advocate for co-sponsorship of bill to allow Americans with HSAs to use DPCs. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: advocate for extension of CHIP beyond Sept. 30 funding deadline; reauthorize the CHIP program for 5 years. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: advocate for end to appropriate use mandates for advanced imaging, etc. No Bill No. - Physician Payment: advocate for hold harmless for primary care provision in the misvalued codes policy. No Bill No. - Preventing Opioid Misuse/Diversion: Improve treatment access, Partial Fill and Drug Monitoring Program. No Bill No. - 2nd Annual Public Health Fair: promoting HealthLandscape. No Bill No. - 2017 Value Based Payment Study: Adequate payment for Health care transformation. No Bill No. - Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers: Health care coverage for all. No Bill No. - Primary Care and Preventative Health: Promoting healthy communities via primary care, disease prevention and workforce programs. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Nominations to HIV/AIDs council: Nominating 5 FPs to the Council No Bill No. - Nominations to Minority Health Committee: Nominating 5 FPs to the committee. No Bill No. - Comments on the 2018 QPP final rule: Quality Payment Program. No Bill No. - Comments on small practices and AAPMs: Advanced Payment models and small practices. No Bill No. - FDA and needed regulations: food menu labeling laws, prescription drug monitoring programs. No Bill No. - Religious and moral exemptions for contraceptives: Healthcare for all, access for contraceptives. No Bill No. - MEDAC nominations: Two FPs nominated No Bill No. - 2019 marketplace rules: essential heath benefits defended. No Bill No. - RFI from CMMI on patient-centered models:patient centered medical homes. No Bill No. - VA and telehealth issues: state laws vs the VA No Bill No. - HRSA rural committee nomination: nominating one FP No Bill No. - Health of the Public: comments on 2018-2022 draft plan No Bill No. - Lab payments: Concerns with PAMA implementation No Bill No. - Food labeling laws: enforce the food labeling laws No Bill No. - Child resistant packaging: child packaging statements in drug products. No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act Defense: Support continued funding for Affordable Care Act. No Bill No. - Defend Medicaid Cuts: Defend changes to the entitlement nature of medicaid. No Bill No. - Defend MACRA and support its implementation: Defend MACRA from program changes.
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2017 · third_quarter · Q3
HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017 (Graham Cassidy Amendment) Better Care Reconcilliation Act: Protecting ACA coverage gains, supporting bipartisan solutions; Educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on Health Care for all; advocate for changes to the AHCA and ultimately lobby against the bill. HR 3358 & S 1771 - FY18 appropriations for AHRQ, CMS, HRSA-Titles VII & X, NHSC, SAMSHA: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3394 - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Reauthorize and expand the innovative THCGME program; support continued funding for THC program. HR 3862 & HR 3922 - National Health Service Corps: Reauthorize NHSC funding for access to scholarships, debt relief and healthcare workforce. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP program for 5 years; advocate for extension of CHIP beyond Sept. 30 funding dedline. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Direct Primary Care: DPC alternative to fee for service payment model. No Bill No. - Response to the 2018 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Making the fee schedule primary care friendly. No Bill No. - Response to the 2018 proposed Quality Payment Program: How to implement MIPS and APMs in 2018. No Bill No. - Urging CMS to use USPSTF recommendations: Need to focus on prevention No Bill No. - How to reduce regulatory burdens: Responding to request for ideas on reg reduction No Bill No. - Protecting access to Medicare Act of 2014 Lab Fee Regulation advocacy: Raised awareness to the Medicare Lab Fee Schedule, Need for better data, and potential primary care barriers. No Bill No. - Healthcare Town Hall: Protecting ACA coverage gains supporting bipartisan solutions No Bill No. - Medicaid Forum: Protecting ACA coverage gains.
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2017 · second_quarter · Q2
HR 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: Urge reform of medical liability law HR 1215 the Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: Urge defeat of this legislation HR 1628 - American Health Care Act (Repeal and Replace Obamacare): educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on Health Care for all; advocate for changes to the AHCA and ultimately lobby against the bill; Protecting ACA coverage gains from being lost. No Bill No. - Primary Care Insurance Benefit: educate members on AAFP's policy for a primary-care insurance benefit for HDHP's. No Bill No. - Direct Primary Care: Advocate for introduction and co-sponsorship of a bill to allow more patient access to the DPC model. No Bill No. - Nominations to HIT advisory committee: Getting FP's appointed to HIT advisory committee. No Bill No - Correspondence to Trump on access to care. No Bill No - Correspondence to PTAC on APC-APM: Primary care payment model No Bill No - Correspondence to AHRQ with USPSTF nominations: Getting FPs appointed to a public health advisory committee. No Bill No - correspondence to ASPE on nominations: appointed FPs to HHS advisory committee. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME Reauthorization Act: TCH Reauthorization; continued funding for THCGME program, Dear Colleague letter. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccines; Medicare, ACA Coverage, Prevention Fund No Bill No. - Family Medicine Advocacy Summitt: Setting up meetings on target issues. No Bill No. - FY 2017 appropriations AHRQ, Health Resources & Services Admin, Title VII, NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the caucus and support primary care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Family Medicine Advocacy Summit: Set up office visits with legislators; draft talking points and issue papers; Speaker & Meeting scheduling, Health care coverage, THCGME, Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for CDC: AAFP federal spending priorities on prevention and public health. No Bill No. - Opioid Abuse: Support increased investment in treatment, Medicaid expansion, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Naloxone No Bill No: FY2018 appropriations for AHRQ: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care research. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Titles VII & X, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities for primary care training, family planning, student debt relief & healthcare workforce. No Bill No. - Healthcare workforce: Increasing the family physician workforce. No Bill No. - House Caucus on Maternity Care: Health mothers and babies. No Bill No. - House primary Care Caucus: Promoting Primary Care. No Bill No. FY17 Ag appropriations bill FDA & Labor-H cuts to CDC Office on Smoking and Health.
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2017 · first_quarter · Q1
HR 7 and HConRes. 43: Expressing concerns about legislation that interferes with the doctor-patient relationship or access to family planning services.
HR 372 - The competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017: Urge passage of repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Act. HR 1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act: Association health plans may not meet standard of health care coverage. HR 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: Urge reform of medical liability law HR 1304 Self Insurance Protection Act: ERISA plans should be held responsible for medical outcomes just like other plans. HR 1313 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs: Opposition to employer inquiries on genetic/medical info of workers. HR 1628 - American Health Care Act (Repeal and Replace Obamacare): educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on Health Care for all; advocate for changes to the AHCA and ultimately lobby against the bill; protecting the ACA coverage gains from being lost; urge defeat of HR 1628. HR 5926 & S 3068 - HHS FY 2017 appropriations priorities: AHRQ, Health Resources & Services Admin, Title VII, Title X NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. SConRes 3 - FY17 Budget Resolution: Health Care Coverage, Prevention & Public Health fund. No Bill No: Introductions to offer new legislators with a family medicine contact: AAFP policy on healthcare coverage for all highlighting primary care. No Bill No. - Direct Primary Care: Advocate for introduction and c0-sponsorship of a bill to allow more patient access to the DPC model. No Bill No. - President Obama's plan to address the prescription opioid abuse and heroin use epidemic. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: NHSC scholarships & loans, physician workforce distribution. No Bill No. - Primary Care Briefings; promoting the value of primary care. No Bill No: FY2018 appropriations for AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, section 747, THCGME, NHSC, CMS CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No - Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: Primary care research. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Title VII Health Professions Sec. 474 Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No: Draft bill to limit opioid prescribing: oppose limits on patients' access to pharmaceuticals prescribed by a physician using appropriate clinical training and knowledge. No Bill No. - Nominations to USDA committee: maternal, infant, fetal nutrition. No Bill No. - Sign on letter in support of vaccines; vaccines. No Bill No. - Improvement of EHRs and HIT: Meaningful use, EHR, HIT. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccines: Advocating for health care reform provisions that support vaccine access. No Bill No. - Expressing concerns about legislation that interferes with the doctor-patient relationship or access to family planning services. No Bill No. Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the caucus and support primary care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, patient enrollment in marketplaces.
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2016 · third_quarter · 3A
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity; Interest in Medicaid; and THC reauthorization. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally.
S. 2956; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs; Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents; Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME; Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME; Support for teaching Health Center Reauthorization. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC. No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · 4A
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. HR 6 - Cures: Engagement on the Cures bill and key primary care provisions. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - US Preventative Services Task Force: Support for maintaining USPSTF integrity. No Bill No. - Preventative Health and Primary Care: HELP Committee preparation for the HHS Secretary nomination and 115th Congress.
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. HR 6 - Cures: Engagement on the Cures bill and key primary care provisions. HR 899: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanance: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for members to co-sponsor a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC); advocate for bill to remove Part B co-insurance for Medicare CCM code (99490); advocate for expansion and further development of PCMH and CPC+. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the Caucus. No Bill No. - Tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Promoting Public Health. No Bill No. - Letter to PTAC on payment models: How APMs should be structured. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on MACRA final rule: MACRA physician payments. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on tobacco FAQ: tobacco cessation FAQ. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on outpatient 2017 final rule: site of service neutrality. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship codes: MACRA required codes. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 final medicare rule: re administrative simplification and payment. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - US Preventative Services Task Force: Support for maintaining USPSTF integrity. No Bill No. - Preventative Health and Primary Care: HELP Committee preparation for the HHS Secretary nomination and 115th Congress. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. HR 6 - Cures: Engagement on the Cures bill and key primary care provisions. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - US Preventative Services Task Force: Support for maintaining USPSTF integrity. No Bill No. - Preventative Health and Primary Care: HELP Committee preparation for the HHS Secretary nomination and 115th Congress.
S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title X, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. HR 899: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the stability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for members to co-sponsor a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - National Health Service Corps trust fund and appropriated funding: Increased level of medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
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2016 · third_quarter · 3A
No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation.
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC). No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient satisfaction measures: Not using patient experience measures for opioids. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs. No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally
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2016 · third_quarter · Q3
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity; Interest in Medicaid; and THC reauthorization. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally.
S. 2956; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs; Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents; Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME; Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME; Support for teaching Health Center Reauthorization. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC. No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
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2016 · second_quarter · 2A
S. 285 Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act: Support streamlining FDA's approval process for treatments of antibiotic resistant bacteria. S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046 - Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act: Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. S. 2742 Promoting Bomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act: Improve how CDC engages vaccine manufacturers. S. 2822/HR 5001 Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act: Shorten EHR reporting period in Meaningful Use to 90 days. S. 2956 - FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Protect FDA authority over tobacco products including cigars and e-cigs. S. 3040 - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Restore AHRQ appropriation. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. HR 4223 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: Support legislation that restores graduate and professional students to the Federal Direct Subsidized Loan program. HR 4771 - Medical Liability Reform: Support Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health Care "HEALTH" Act: Medical Liability Reform - the HEALTH Act. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No. - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Gun Violence/Appropriations: CDC Gun Violence research. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA implementation, including hearing preparation. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Provide TA to House office on bill relating to payment and delivery reform around end-of-life care. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for advancement of policies that would promote direct primary care (DPC) No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advise W&M COmmittee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Help AAFP team with drafting comments to MIPS/APMs proposed rulemaking. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - Primary Care Forum: Robert Graham Center Research. No Bill No. - Friends of AHRQ - Primary Care Research & Support for PC transformation. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: NHSC-scholarships, student debt repayment, access . No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA NACNHSC - naming a family physician to the NACNHSC. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA ACTPCMD - naming a family physicians and/or teacher of family medicine. No Bill No. - Health IT/90 Day bill: Meeting to urge policy makers to support Meaningful Use flexibility legislation. No Bill No. - Zika Budget Meeting: Meeting to urge policy makers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No.- Ban on public finding for research into gun violence: End restrictions on research into gun violence. No Bill No. - FDA final rule on coverage of tobacco regulatory authority: Recommend that OMB release FDA final "deeming" rule on tobacco control authority. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): Testified that CMS needs to support primary care in upcoming proposed rule on MACRA. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Invest in prescription drug monitoring programs and physician education. No Bill No. - FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products: Eliminate House Agriculture appropriations bill's exemption of cigars from FDA regulation and the softening of pre-market review requirements of e-cigarettes. No Bill No. - Implementation of MACRA by CMS: Make sure primary care physicians have a clear path to Alternative Payment Models. No Bill No. - Mental Health reforms: Coverage of mental health services by family physicians. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration Program: Support value-based purchasing of Medicare Part Drugs. No Bill No. - Interoperability of Information Systems: Measure key compoents of HIT interoperability. No Bill No.- Rural Training Tracks: Production of primary care physicians is needed to meet needs of rural America. No Bill No. - MACRA proposed rule: Preserve the role of primary care in the physician payment system. No Bill No. - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: Patient privacy, EHRs. No Bill No. - Hep C virus administration by PCPs: Ability of PCPs to admin hep c treatment. No Bill No. - PCP recommendations for MACRA: PCP recs for the MACRA proposed rule. PCP prescribing diabetic testing supplies: Admin hassles with prescribing for diabetic patients. No Bill No. - Nomination for Health Promotion: Nominating FPs to an HHS committee. No Bill No. - FDA Regulation over nicotine delivery devices: Urging the Administration to finalize the FDA deeming regulations over tobacco. No Bill No. - How MACRA should be implemented: Sign on letter to CMS on MACRA implementation. No Bill No. - Urging the APOE to cover MA: Urging CMS's outreach office to educate on Medicare Advantage plans. No Bill No. - Contraceptives for men and women: Urging CMS to cover contraceptives for all. No Bill No. - CMS on the PCMH: How CMS and MACRA should consider the PCMH. No Bill No. - MY and interoperability issues and MACRA: Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - Nominating FPs to a primary workgroup: Putting FPs on a primary care committee. No Bill No. - VA on prescription drug monitoring programs: That VA should follow state based PDMPs. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug proposed rule: Concerns with rising Part B and D costs. No Bill No. - USPSTF nominations: Getting FPs on the USPSTF. No Bill No. - RFI on interoperability and MACRA: Further EHR suggestions. No Bill No. - GME provisions withing IPPS regulation: Need more GME slots for rural PCPs. No Bill No. - comments on antibiotic resistant bacteria: How to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria. No Bill No. - Comments on the MACRA proposed rule: 107 page comment letter on the MACRA proposed rule. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Childrens Health Insurance: CHIP Medicaid. No Bill No. - VA Nursing Handbook: Scope of Practice. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative Proposals. No Bill No. - MACRA: Meetings to discuss current efforts to prepare for the MACRA law. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccine Meeting - Meetings to discuss current efforts to increase adult vaccine access through Medicare access and interoperability. No Bill No. - Mental Health Reform: Engagement to educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms and workforce policies.
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2016 · second_quarter · Q2
S. 2822/HR 5001 Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act: Shorten EHR reporting period in Meaningful Use to 90 days. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA, including hearing preparation. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Provide TA to House office on bill relating to payment and delivery reform around end-of-life care. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for advancement of policies that would promote direct primary care (DPC) No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advise W&M COmmittee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Help AAFP team with drafting comments to MIPS/APMs proposed rulemaking. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): Testified that CMS needs to support Primary Care in upcoming proposed rule on MACRA. No Bill No. - Implementation of MACRA by CMS: Make sure primary care physicians have a clear path to Alternative Payment Models. No Bill No. - Mental Health reforms: Coverage of mental health services by family physicians. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration Program: Support value-based purchasing of Medicare Part Drugs. No Bill No.- Rural Training Tracks: Production of primary care physicians is needed to meet needs of rural America. No Bill No. - MACRA proposed rule: Preserve the role of primary care in the physician payment system. No Bill No. - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: Patient privacy, EHRs. No Bill No. - Hep C virus administration by PCPs: Ability of PCPs to admin hep c treatment. No Bill No. - How MACRA should be implemented: Sign on letter to CMS on MACRA Implementation. No Bill No. - CMS on the PCMH: How CMS and MACRA should consider the PCMH. No Bill No. - MY and interoperability issues and MACRA: Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - Nominating FPs to a primary workgroup: Putting FPs on a primary care committee. No Bill No. - VA on prescription drug monitoring programs: That VA should follow state based PDMPs. No Bill No. - Comments on the MACRA proposed rule: 107 page comment letter on the MACRA proposed rule. No Bill No. - Health IT/90 Day bill: Meeting to urge policy makers to support Meaningful Use flexibility legislation. No Bill No. - Zika Budget Meeting: Meeting to urge policy makers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No. - MACRA: Meetings to discuss current efforts to prepare for the MACRA law. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccine Meeting - Meetings to discuss current efforts to increase adult vaccine access through Medicare access and interoperability. No Bill No. - Mental Health Reform: Engagement to educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms and workforce policies.
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2016 · first_quarter · Q1
HR 4725 - Common Sense Budget Savings Act: Letter to E&C with concerns about cutes to CHIP, Medicaid, and the Prevention fund. S. 142 Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act: Supporting requirements for child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine. No Bill No - Smoke Free Public Housing: Supporting the proposed HUD regulation on smoke-free public housing.
FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. HR 3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Opposing provisions that would have repealed elements of the Affordable Care Act. No Bill No.- FY2017 budget request for AHRQ, Title VII 747, Nat'l Health Service Corps: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; AAFP spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.- FY2017 budget request for HHS: adequate funding of AAFP federal budget priorities. No Bill No.- FY 2017 appropriation for AHRQ: Restore AHRQ funding. No Bill No.- President's Budget: Supporting funding for prevention of prescription drug abuse, for research on Zika virus, and enhanced federal matching for Medicaid expansion. No Bill No.- Site-Neutral Payment for Physicians: Supporting Site neutral payment policies for Medicare and Medicaid. No Bill No.- Adult Vaccines: Adult Vaccines Report Language. No Bill No.- Gun Violence/Appropriations: Encouraging Gun Violence Prevention Research; CDC Gun Violence Research.
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 1695, HR 3020 - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act/Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration for non-defense discretionary spending: Funding for AAFP priorities; mitigating budget increases for medicare part B enrollees. HR 2029 - Funding of primary care and quality research at Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Primary care research at AHRQ. HR 3020 - Oppose House draft FY16 bill to eliminate AHRQ: Preserve primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT. HR 3940 - Meaningful use 2 hardship relief: Prevent penalty on FPs who have not met MU2. No Bill No.- HHS Budget planning for FY 16 & 17: Funding for AAFP Priorities No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Primary care to achieve triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on National Health Service Care (NHSC): Primary care physician workforce and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Congressional Public Health Caucus Briefing: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - National Coalition on Health Care forum on Advanced Medical Home: primary care practice model. No Bill No. - Attend weekly legislative strategy meetings: Support of Legislative efforts to advance primary care policies through insurance reform, public health, graduate medical education and regulatory flexibility.
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2015 · third_quarter · Q3
HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. HR 3309: Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability (FLEX-IT 2) Act: Recasting the meaningful use of HIT program to emphasize interoperability and vendor responsibility. S. 1893 - Mental Health Improvement and Awareness Act: Removing barriers to improved mental health services in primary care settings. S. 1989 - Primary Care Enhancement Act: Removing impediments to broader use of direct primary care. No Bill No.- Chronic Care Management: advocate for introduction of bill to eliminate the Part B coinsurance. No Bill No.-Health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful Use Program; advocate for a pause on stage 3, etc. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; raise awareness of AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Substance use disorders on youth athletes: Appropriate pain management, preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No.-Primary care forum: Achieving the triple aim in health care. No Bill No.-Innovative practices in Medication Assisted Treatment and Primary Care Coordination: Appropriate pain management, preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No.-Oppose Cuts to CMS in House draft FY16 bill: Competent administration of Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP. No Bill No. - CMS Program Management Funding: efficient federal health insurance programs. No Bill No. - CMS Innovation Center: Support heath care delivery forums for the triple aim. No Bill No. - Nominating FPs to govt agency committees: Getting FPs appointed to federal advisory committees. No Bill No. - FP's as specialists for inpatient settings: Asking for changes so that FPs can consult with other FPs in inpatient settings. No Bill No.-Improving the Meaningful Use Program - Asking for interoperability and other changes to the Meaningful Use/HIT program. No Bill No.-2016 proposed Medicare fee schedule: Commented on CMS proposed policy change for 2016; appropriate physician payment rules. No Bill No.-Advance Care Planning: Support for advance care planning code. No Bill No.-Medicaid Managed Care Policies: Commented on proposed changes to Medicaid managed care. No Bill No.-2016 proposed Medicare fee schedule: Commented on CMS proposed policy change for 2016; appropriate physician payment rules. No Bill No. Trade Preferences Extension Act: opposing the use of reduction in Medicare provider payments to offset the cost of the bill. No Bill No.-Chronic Disease Management reforms: Improving ways policies for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions. No Bill No.-Repeal of the Affordable Care Act's Independent Advisory Board: Supporting the reform of the IPAB. No Bill No.-Advanced Care Planning: Supporting CMS proposed rule to pay for advanced care planning. No Bill No.-Health IT: Urged support for the FLEX-IT2 Act; stage 3 delay and Meaningful Use flexibility. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; raise awareness if AAFP's policy proposals on GME; support the GAO transparency letter.
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2015 · second_quarter · Q2
HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. HR 2-National Health Service Corps Trust fund reauthorization; NHSC scholarship, debt relief & Physicians for underserved. HR 2-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act:Elimination of fee-for-service SGR formula and funding for Teaching Health Centers, Cimmunity Health Centersa and Children's Health Insurance. HR 596 Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA. S. 1446-Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond to Health and Wellness Act; supporting training for health professionals to recognize victims of human trafficking. S. 1549-Care Planning Act: Supporting coverage for advanced care planning and discussions of treatment options for end of life care. S. 1695-FY 2016 funding increases for AHRQ Title VII section 747, NHSC, Rural Physician Training Grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions;raise awareness and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME and for greater transparency withing the Medicare GME Program. No Bill No.-Support THCGME per resident amount close to current funding of $150,000; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.-Higher Education Act reauthoirzation; Medical Student Debt. No Bill No.-Robust investment in HRSA Title VII primary care physican training; primary care workforce. No Bill No.-Appropriations for Depts of Labor, HHS, Education and related Agencies: Adequate funding for Health Professions Primary Care Training Grants fund for AHRQ. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending.
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2015 · first_quarter · Q1
HR 2-Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate: Repeal SGR, positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. HR 2-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: Supported repeal of SGR and finding for THC. HR 596 Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA. HR 270 (ICD-10)-Health IT FLEX-IT Act: Secure House democratic sponsor for bill; lobby member offices to support bill; lobby White House to include in rulemaking; Urge Congress to provide flexibility to health IT rules/laws; allow physicians to meet meaningful use requirements in 90-day report. HR 1470 (S. 810)-SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act: Asked for repealof the SGR and setting up alternative payment models. No Bill No.-Hospital Improvements for payment Act - draft: Asked that savings created by the bill be used for ambulatory primary care training. No Bill No.-SGR Repeal and Replacement Process: advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill No.-Extend Medicare/Medicare parity for primary care services: Extend increase in Medicaid payments for primary care services to Medicare levels beyond 2015. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; Response to Energy and Commerce Committee questions on GME program; explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-FY2016 Administration Budget request: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-Medicare Advantage and CCM Services: Urged adequate networks and MA coverage of the CCM code. No Bill No.-Nominated family physicians to MedPac; nominated family physicians to MedPac. No Bill No.-Medicare Accountable Care Organization proposed rule: Commented in the 2nd proposed ACO rule in favor of primary care. No Bill No.- Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education: Reauthorize and fund Teaching Health Centers programs that fund primary care in health plans. No Bill No.-Health plans narrow networks: Evaluate network adequacy standards to require timely access to primary care in health plans. No Bill No.-HHS Goal of Moving Medicare Payment to Improve Quality: Joined HHS Secretary in support of effort to move payments away from volume to value. No Bill No.-Americas Health IT Transformation: Translating the Promise of Technology into Better Care: Testified at a hearing in favor of increased HIT emphasis on interoperability between HER vendors. No Bill No.-Teaching Health Centers: Supported a "Dear Colleague" letter urging finding for Teaching Health Centers (THC).
S106; S192; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Increased, extended THCGME funding. S 2372 Rural Moms Act: Supported a rural maternal health bill and urged members to support it. HR 1358 - GME Reform: Allow the establishment of new family physician residencies. HR 2328 Community Health Investment, and Modernization, and Excellence Act: Also, THCGME, along with Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and Medicaid Funding for the Territories. HR 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act: Support for key primary care extenders, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative, Independence at Home, Medicaid for the Territories. HR 2895 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand J-1 visa waiver program for medical residents. No Bill No. - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment GME: Medication-assisted treatment training. No Bill No. - Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family residency slots. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME funding/Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training.
HR 2740 - HHS FY 2020 Appropriations; Women's Health Research: AAFP funding priorities. Increased funding for women's health research. HR 3030 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Patient-centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - Obesity Drug Study: Responding to GAO inquiry on AAFP policy on obesity drugs. No Bill No. - Opioid prescribing guideline: Responding to FDA inquiry on opioid prescribing guidelines. Evidence Based opioid prescribing guidelines. No Bill No. - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment GME: Medication-assisted treatment training. HR 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act: Support for key primary care extenders, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative, Independence at Home, Medicaid for the Territories. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ.
S106; S192; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 1358 - GME Reform: Allow the establishment of new family physician residencies. HR 2328 Community Health Investment, and Modernization, and Excellence Act: Also, THCGME, along with Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and Medicaid Funding for the Territories. HR 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act: Support for key primary care extenders, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative, Independence at Home, Medicaid for the Territories. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access and reduce administrative burden. HR 3436 Chronic Care Management: to remove cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services under the medicare plan. No Bill No. - Opioid prescribing guideline: Responding to FDA inquiry on opioid prescribing guidelines. No Bill No. - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment GME: Medication-assisted treatment training. No Bill No. - Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family residency slots. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Reduced administrative burden on family physicians. No Bill No. - Primary Care Investment: Increased spending on primary care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Suggestions to reduce burdens for FPs. No Bill No. - Medicare coverage of acupuncture: AAFP supporting CMS proposal. No Bill No. - Access to Medicaid Services: Need for higher payment to ensure access to primary care. No Bill No. - Delay in 2017 APM bonuses: Need for CMS to pay APM bonuses to encourage FPs. No Bill No. - 2020 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Payments to PCPs. No Bill No. - 2020 proposed outpatient perspective payment system: Site of service neutrality and transparency in hospital charges. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": Health care coverage for all, administrative simplification. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ.
S106; S192; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Increased, extended THCGME funding. S 2372 Rural Moms Act: Supported a rural maternal health bill and urged members to support it. HR 2328 Community Health Investment, and Modernization, and Excellence Act: Also, THCGME, along with Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and Medicaid Funding for the Territories. HR 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act: Support for key primary care extenders, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative, Independence at Home, Medicaid for the Territories. HR 2740 - HHS FY 2020 Appropriations; Women's Health Research: AAFP funding priorities. Increased funding for women's health research. HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand J-1 visa waiver program for medical residents. HR 3030 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Patient-centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access and reduce administrative burden. HR 3436 - Chronic Care Management: to remove cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services under the medicare plan. No Bill No. - Obesity Drug Study: Responding to GAO inquiry on AAFP policy on obesity drugs. No Bill No. - Opioid prescribing guideline: Responding to FDA inquiry on opioid prescribing guidelines. No Bill No. - Healthcare Coverage for All: Retaining ACA coverage gains and expanding coverage. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Reduced administrative burden on family physicians. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Improved access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Primary Care Investment: Increased spending on primary care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills. No Bill No. - Comment on the definition of Health Literacy: Health Literacy for all patients. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Suggestions to reduce burdens for FPs. No Bill No. - Nondiscrimination in health plans: Healthcare for all. No Bill No. - Patient access to effective drugs: Opioid Issues. No. Bill No. - Telehealth for low-income consumers: Access to high speed internet. No Bill No. - Access to Medicaid Services: Need for higher payment to ensure access to primary care. No Bill No. - 2020 proposed outpatient perspective payment system: Site of service neutrality and transparency in hospital charges. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME funding/Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act. No Bill No. - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act, Safe Kids Act, and Tobacco to 21 bill. No Bill No. - Surprise Billing: Shared letter on surprise billing. No Bill No. - Drug Prices: Recommendations for various biologic and insulin drug pricing bills. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC.
No Bill No. - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act, safe kids act and tobacco to 21 bill.
HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Reduced administrative burden on family physicians. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No. - Surprise Billing: Shared letter on surprise billing. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": Health care coverage for all, administrative simplification. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
HR 1585 Violence Against Women Act: Advocate for re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act. No Bill No - Abortion: Opposed the Born Alive Act.
S192, HR1943, HR1983, S962, S106 - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304 HR 2815 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Increased, extended THCGME funding. S 1191/HR 1358: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals: GME reform to support rural residency training; correct rotator problems. HR 1554 - Resident Education Deferred Interest Act: Student debt relief. HR 2815/S 1191 - Support to reauthorize the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program: Supported the Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act. HR 2895 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand J-1 visa waiter program for medical residents. No Bill No. - Group of Six Physician Roundtable: Introducing new legislators to primary care physician's agenda. No Bill No. - National Advisory Committee on NHSC: Scholarships/loan repayment for family physicians/access to care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - FY20 funding for AHRQ, HRSA, CDC, CMS: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training. No Bill No. - Council of Graduate Medical Education (COGME): GME Reform to increase family medicine residencies. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health Professions Training Grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - GME sections of the 2020 proposed IPPS: Graduate Medical Education changes. No Bill No. - Primary Care workforce programs: Submitted testimony urging support for the THCGME program, along with the National Health Service Corps.
S192, HR1943, HR1983, S962, S106 - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access. HR 986 - Affordable Care Act - the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019: Support of the Bill. HR 987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act: The legislation would encourage competition needed to lower drug costs. S 1191/HR 1358: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals: GME reform to support rural residency training; correct rotator problems. HR 1897/S 916: Mothers and Offspring Mortality Awareness Act or the MOMMA's Act: Support for the maternal mortality bill. HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2815/S 1191 - Support to reauthorize the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program: Supported the Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act. HR 2862 - Vaccine/Infectious Disease prevention: Urged support for the vaccines act. HR 2895 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand J-1 visa waiter program for medical residents. HR 3436 Chronic Care Management: to remove cost-sharing reponsibilities for chronic care management services under the medicare plan. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304 HR 2815 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Increased, extended THCGME funding. HR 3030 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Patient-centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - National Advisory Committee on NHSC: Scholarships/loan repayment for family physicians/access to care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills. No Bill No. - FY20 funding for AHRQ, HRSA, CDC, CMS: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Group of Six Physician Roundtable: Introducing new legislators to primary care physician's agenda. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Eliminate disparities to access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians No Bill No. - Council of Graduate Medical Education (COGME): GME Reform to increase family medicine residencies. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health Professions Training Grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - NRHA Maternal Health in Rural Communities Forum: Improve maternal and child health in rural communities. No Bill No. - Obesity Drug Study: Responding to GAO inquiry on AAFP policy on obesity drugs. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Commenting on legislative proposals to increase transparency and address insurance-physician contracting. The letter also addressed education and public health issues. No Bill No. - Primary Care workforce programs: Submitted testimony urging support for the THCGME program, along with the National Health Service Corps. No. Bill No. - Title X Family Planning: Submitted testimony expressing support for the title X Family Planning program. No Bill No. - Tobacco Use Prevention: Supported 7 bills that would support Tobacco at age 21 sales, prohibiting flavors, supporting smoke free VA health facilities, prohibiting carve out for specialty cigars, and a comprehensive youth tobacco use prevention bill. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Urged support for the Medicaid parity for the US territories. No Bill No. - Mission Act - Veterans Healthcare: Monitor implementation of Mission Act, veterans' access to community-based physicians.
No Bill No. - Hunger and Work Requirements: Opposed the administrations proposed work requirements for the SNAP program.
HR 986 - Affordable Care Act - the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019: Support of the Bill. HR 987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act: The legislation would encourage competition needed to lower drug costs. HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians. No Bill No. - Direct Contracting Geographic Population Based Payment; How CMS might structure a proposed APM. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Commenting on legislative proposals to increase transparency and address insurance-physician contracting. The letter also addressed education and public health issues.
S192, HR1943, HR1983, S962, S106 - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access. S 1191/HR 1358: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals: GME reform to support rural residency training; correct rotator problems. HR 1897/S 916: Mothers and Offspring Mortality Awareness Act or the MOMMA's Act: Support for the maternal mortality bill. HR 3436 Chronic Care Management: to remove cost-sharing reponsibilities for chronic care management services under the medicare plan. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. No Bill No. - National Advisory Committee on NHSC: Scholarships/loan repayment for family physicians/access to care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills. No Bill No. - FY20 funding for AHRQ, HRSA, CDC, CMS: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Group of Six Physician Roundtable: Introducing new legislators to primary care physician's agenda. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Eliminate disparities to access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians. No Bill No. - Council of Graduate Medical Education (COGME): GME Reform to increase family medicine residencies. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health Professions Training Grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - NRHA Maternal Health in Rural Communities Forum: Improve maternal and child health in rural communities. No Bill No. - Pain Management Best Practices: Comments on a draft pain management report. No Bill No. - Lab proficiency testing: Comments on CLIA proposed rule. No Bill No. - Appropriate Use Criteria: Joint letter urging a delay in AUC. No Bill No. - Health Insurance across state lines: Concern with low value insurance. No Bill No. - MACRA testimony to SFC: Improvements to MACRA. No Bill No. - Direct Contracting Geographic Population Based Payment; How CMS might structure a proposed APM. No Bill No. - Accountable Care Organizations: Next Generation ACO model. No Bill No. - Trusted exchange framework: EHRs and the trusted exchange framework. No Bill No. - Interoperability and patient access: How to make EHRs interoperable. No Bill No. - Information blocking: How to stop info blocking in EHRs. No Bill No. - Support for bill on GPCIs: supporting a bill on geographical practice cost indices. No Bill No. - Consumer inflation measures: Concern with changes to the consumer inflation measures. No Bill No. - GME sections of the 2020 proposed IPPS: Graduate Medical Education changes. No Bill No. - Supporting a bill that would waive the patient copay for CCM-Improving the use of the chronic care management code. No Bill No. - Answering the SFC follow up questions to the MACRA hearing: MACRA and Physician payment. No. Bill No. - Title X Family Planning: Submitted testimony expressing support for the title X Family Planning program. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Urged support for the Medicaid parity for the US territories.
HR 986 - Affordable Care Act - the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019: Support of the Bill. HR 987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act: The legislation would encourage competition needed to lower drug costs.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
HR 1114 - Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act: Support for Gun Violence Bill. HR 1585 - Violence Against Women Act: Advocate for re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
HR 1585 Violence Against Women Act: Advocate for re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act. No Bill No - Abortion: Opposed the Born Alive Act.
S192, HR1943, HR1983, S962, S106 - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Supported the Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Physicians Act of 2019. HR 117 - Vaccines Saves Lives Resolution: Senate HELP Heating re Vaccinations. HR 938 - Drug Pricing: support for the Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while keeping Incentives for New Generics (BLOCKING) Act of 2019. HR 965 - Drug Pricing: support for the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019. HR 985 - Drug Pricing: support for the Fair Access for Safe and Timely (FAST) Generics Act of 2019. HR 986 - Affordable Care Act - the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019: Support of the Bill. HR 1010 - Affordable Care Act: support of the Bill to provide that the rule entitled "Short-term, Limited Duration Insurance" shall have no force or effect. HR 1114 - Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act: Support for Gun Violence Bill. HR 1358: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals: GME reform to correct rotator problems. HR 1385 - Affordable Care Act: Support of the Bill for the State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act. HR 1499 - Drug Pricing: support for the Protection Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019. HR 1585 Violence Against Women Act: Advocate for re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act. HR 1782 - Drug Pricing: support for the Payment commission and Data Act of 2019. HR 1897/S 916: Mothers and Offspring Mortality Awareness Act or the MOMMA's Act: Support for the maternal mortality bill. No Bill No: Support for the Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 No Bill No. - Mission Act - Veterans Healthcare: Monitor implementation of Mission Act, veterans' access to community-based physicians. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health Professions Training Grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Re-authorization: Patient Centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - FY2020 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - AHRQ National Guidelines Clearinghouse: Closure of the NGC. No Bill No. - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Eliminate disparities to access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training. No Bill No. - Primary Care Issues: Shared AAFP principles and encourage members to join the House Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No - Abortion: Opposed the Born Alive Act. No Bill No. - Medicare Physician Payment: Address appropriate use criteria policy.
HR 1114 - Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act: Support for Gun Violence Bill. No Bill No. - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Re-authorization: Patient Centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - Gun Violence Research Funding: Ending the epidemic of gun violence through research. No Bill No. - Adequate Funding for HHS agencies and programs: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - FY20 funding for AHRQ, HRSA, CDC, CMS: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ.
S192, HR1943, HR1983, S962, S106 - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304 - Teaching Health Center GME Reauthorization: Increase, extended THCGME funding; Supported the Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Physicians Act of 2019. HR 1358: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals: GME reform to correct rotator problems. HR 1554 - Resident Education Deferred Interest Act: Student debt relief. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health Professions Training Grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - appropriations AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Adequate Funding for HHS agencies and programs: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - FY20 funding for AHRQ, HRSA, CDC, CMS: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - GME Cap setting in new programs: More time for new teaching centers to set their GME cap. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training. No Bill No. - Primary Care Issues: Shared AAFP principles and encourage members to join the House Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - Medicare Physician Payment: Address appropriate use criteria policy.
No Bill No. - Abortion: Opposed the Born Alive Act
No Bill No. - Climate Change/Clean Air Act: Support for the Clean Air Act.
HR 1585 Violence Against Women Act: Advocate for re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act. No Bill No - Abortion: Opposed the Born Alive Act.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
HR 6 - Support for patients and communities Act: Supported HR 6, the comprehensive opioids bill. No Bill No. - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute: Patient Centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - AHRQ National Guidelines Clearinghouse: Closure of the NGC. No Bill No. Gun Violence Research Funding: Ending epidemic of gun violence through research.
HR 2- Farm Bill: Advocating Advocating for SNAP funding, nutrition assistance, and other relevant priorities.
HR 6 - Support for patients and communities Act: Supported HR 6, the comprehensive opioids bill.
S. 2553 - Know the Lowest Price Act: Advocating for the Know the Lowest Price Act: Supported legislation to prohibit pharmacy contact gag rules.
No Bill No. - Farm Bill/Nutrition: Advocating for SNAP funding, nutrition assistance, and other relevant priorities.
S. 3014 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act: Graduate Medical Education reform, rural physician workforce; Seek House sponsors; GME Reform to support rural residency training; Seek co-sponsors on legislation to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership in the bipartisan primary care caucus; Urge members to join the Primary Care Caucus to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No.- National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access to Family Physicians. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health professions training grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Reauthorization: Meeting with staff to discuss THCGME reauthorization.
S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018: Seek co-sponsors to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. HR 2 - Farm Bill: Advocating for SNAP funding, nutrition assistance, and other relevant priorities. HR 6 - Support for patients and communities Act: Supported HR 6, the comprehensive opioids bill. HR 1318/ S. 1112: Preventing Maternal Deaths Act: Seek co-sponsors on legislation to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. HR 2553: Know the Lowest Price Act: Supported legislation to prohibit pharmacy contact gag rules. HR 5858 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Seek co-sponsors for legislation to require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans. H.R. 6310; H.R. 6317 - Direct Primary Care: Supported testimony to the promoting legislation to allow Americans with HSAs to use their accounts to pay for DPC arrangements. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Primary Care Caucus to achieve the triple aim in healthcare; Increase membership in the bipartisan caucus to increase awareness of primary care value. No Bill No. - Administrative simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No.- National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access to Family Physicians. No Bill No. - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute: Patient Centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - Social Determinants of Health: Advancing Health Equity by addressing SDOH. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health professions training grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Eliminate disparities to access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - AHRQ National Guidelines Clearinghouse: Closure of the NGC. No Bill No. - CPC+ reports: Timing, usefulness of reports. No Bill No. - MSSP/ACO proposed rule: Changes to accountable care organizations. No Bill No. - RFI on the EHR reporting period: Usefulness of EHR. No Bill No. - Medicare fraud and abuse:CMS fraud and abuse programs. No Bill No. - Physician focused payment model process: How the PTAC process is working. No Bill No. - Social risk factors in Medicare Programs: How SoDH should be reported. No Bill No. - Drug pricing transparency: Support for drug transparency. No Bill No. - State waivers granted through HHS: How state waivers should support primary care. No Bill No. - Medicare Part C/D changes: Telehealth benefits. No Bill No. - Medicare 2019 payments: E/M payment changes in 2019 and beyond. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Shared the AAFP's principles. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Reauthorization: Meeting with staff to discuss THCGME reauthorization. No Bill No. - Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model: seek co-signors on letter to HHS on APC-APM model. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Initiative.
HR 5858 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Seek co-sponsors for legislation to require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans. H.R. 6310; H.R. 6317 - Direct Primary Care: Advocate for co-sponsorship of bill to allow Americans with HSAs to use their accounts to pay for DPC arrangements. No Bill No. - MSSP/ACO proposed rule: Changes to accountable care organizations.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
S. 3014 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act: Graduate Medical Education reform, rural physician workforce; Seek House sponsors; GME Reform to support rural residency training; Seek co-sponsors on legislation to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Primary Care Caucus to achieve the triple aim in healthcare; Increase membership in the bipartisan caucus to increase awareness of primary care value. No Bill No.- National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access to Family Physicians. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health professions training grants for family medicine.
HR 5858 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Seek co-sponsors for legislation to require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans. H.R. 6310; H.R. 6317 - Direct Primary Care: Advocate for co-sponsorship of bill to allow Americans with HSAs to use their accounts to pay for DPC arrangements. No Bill No. - Direct Primary Care: work with members and staff on language of DPC legislation that passed the House. No Bill No. - Administrative simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices: Reducing out of pocket costs. No Bill No. - Title X regulations: interference in the practice of medicine and access to evidence-based care. No Bill No. - Physician self referral law: Transforming practices and collaborating with others to provide team-based, patient-centered care. Physician practice and flexibility.
S. 2553 - Know the Lowest Price Act: Advocating for the Know the Lowest Price Act: A bill to eliminate gag rules as part of Medicare Advantage and Part D contracts. S. 3014 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018: GME Reform to support rural residency training; Seek co-sponsors on legislation to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to suppoert rural residency training funding. HR 6157 - Increased funding for HHS, AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC, SAMSHA in FY 19: AAFP FY 2019 federal spending priorities for primary care training, research & access. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Initiative; Advocate for AAFP's administration burden principles. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare; Increase membership in the bipartisan caucus to increase awareness of primary care value. No Bill No. - Administrative simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No.- National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access to Family Physicians. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health professions training grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Evidence based approaches to curb opioid abuse No Bill No. - AHRQ National Guidelines Clearinghouse: Closure of the NGC. No Bill No. - Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices: Reducing out of pocket costs. No Bill No. - Title X regulations: interference in the practice of medicine and access to evidence-based care. No Bill No. - Physician self referral law: Transforming practices and collaborating with others to provide team-based, patient-centered care. Physician practice and flexibility. No Bill No. - Physician fee schedule: 2019 Medicare payment rates and the quality payment program. No Bill No. - 2019 outpatient prospective payment system: Site of Service Neutrality. No Bill No. - Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model: Seek co-signors on letter to HHS on APC-APM payment model.
S. 2553 - Know the Lowest Price Act: Advocating for the Know the Lowest Price Act: A bill to eliminate gag rules as part of Medicare Advantage and Part D contracts. No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Evidence based approaches to curb opioid abuse.
HR 1318 - Maternal Accountability Act/Preventing Maternal Deaths: Promoted preventing maternal mortality.
No Bill No. - Farm Bill/Nutrition: Advocating against the Farm Bill's SNAP cuts, as included withing the AAFP's Farm Bill Letter.
No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Support evidence-based approaches to curb opioid abuse.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
No Bill No. - Opioids: Commented on E&C Bills. Asvocated for the ACE Research Act and CONNECTIONS Act.
HR 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act: Issued concerns about the SNAP cuts and health care policies.
S. 1112/HR 1318 - Maternal Accountability Act/Preventing Maternal Deaths: Promoted preventing maternal mortality. S. 2691 - Opioid Crisis Accountability Act - Responding to Senate inquiry on restricting the marketing and distribution of opioids. S. 2704 - Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment: Responding to senate inquiry in support of Opioid treatment. S 2852, S. 2852 & House Draft: ASPR & Pandemic & All Hazards Preparedness Act reauthorization: Public Health preparedness. S. 3014 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act: Graduate Medical Education reform, rural physician workforce; seek co-sponsors on rural GME bill; seek House sponsors; Seek Co-sponsors on legislation to amend the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. S 3158 - HRSA funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations: Funding for access to primary care, health professional training grants, Title X family planning. S. 3158 - CDC funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations: Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, Immunization. S. 3158 - Increased overall spending FY19 HHS Appropriations: AAFP FY 2019 federal spending priorities for primary care training, research & access. S. 3158 - Rural Health programs funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations: Eliminate disparities of access to quality care for all populations. S. 3158 - Gun Violence Prevention CDC funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriation:Gun violence is a public health emergency. S 3158 - AHRQ funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations:Primary Care Research, US Preventive Services Task Force. S. 3158 - SAMHSA funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations: Provide adequate resources for substance abuse treatment. S. 3158 - CMS funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations S 3158 & House draft: Support effective, efficient management of Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP & Marketplaces. HR 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act: Issued concerns about the SNAP cuts and health care policies. HR 5858 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Seek co-sponsors for legislation to require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans. H.R. 6310; H.R. 6317 - Direct Primary Care: Advocate for co-sponsorship of bill to allow Americans with HSAs to use their accounts to pay for DPC arrangements. No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Support evidence based approaches to curb opioid abuse; Commented on E&C Bills. Advocated for the ACE Research Act and CONNECTIONS Act. No Bill No. - Overcoming Gaps in the Treatment of Mental Illness Research: Improved mental health services. No Bill No. - Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration: Responding to Senate inquiry on vaccine injury prevention. No Bill No. - Paid sick leave to benefit American workers: Public Health. No Bill No. - Oppose tobacco riders in Ag bill & cut to CDCs Office on Smoking and Health: Public Health/Tobacco Control. No Bill No. - National Health Services Corps.: Sustainable funding for NHSC to provide access and debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Administrative simplification to stem physician burnout; Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Initiative. No Bill No. - Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model: New Medicare alternative payment model; Seek co-signors on letter to HHS on APC-APM payment model. No Bill No. - HHS on the HPV draft paper: How to improve HPV vaccination rates. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Primary Care Caucus to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Direct Primary Care:advocate for co-sponsorship of bill to allow Americans with HSAs to use DPCs. No Bill No. - Insurance Market Stabilization: Outreach on ACA policies and possible market stabilization. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Provided feedback ont he CREATES Act and PACED Act. Drafted a drug pricing letter.
S. 1112/HR 1318 - Maternal Accountability Act/Preventing Maternal Deaths: Promoted preventing maternal mortality. S. 3158 - Gun Violence Prevention CDC funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriation:Gun violence is a public health emergency. HR 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act: Issued concerns about the SNAP cuts and health care policies. No Bill No. - National Institute on Aging into care, treatment, fall prevention in aged: Improving care and quality of life for older adults. No Bill No. - Opioids: Commented on E&C Bills. Advocated for the ACE Research Act and CONNECTIONS Act.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
HR 195 & HR 1625 - FY 2018 HHS Appropriations: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities for primary care, training, research and Access. HR 3759 - RAISE Family Caregivers Act: Support family caregivers. HR 1892 - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Reauthorize THCGME funding. HR 1892 - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP Program for 5 years. HR 1892 - Community Health Centers: Reauthorize CHC funding for 5 years. HR 1892 - Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments: Reauthorize Medicaid DSH. HR 3862 & S 1899 & HR 1892 - National Health Service Corps: Sustainable funding for NHSC to provide access and debt relief. HR 3964 & drafts - Preventing Opioid Misuse/Diversion: Improve treatment access, Partial Fill and Drug Monitoring; support evidence-based approaches to curb opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Direct Primary Care:advocate for co-sponsorship of bill to allow Americans with HSAs to use DPCs. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Relief initiative; 1 hour of clinical time = 2 additional hours of EHR. No Bill No. - Physician Payment: Share details about APC-APM, ask for support in getting model tested at HHS. No Bill No. - Insurance Market Stabilization: Healthcare coverage for all - premium reduction, reinsurance & cost sharing reduction; urge congress to include legislative provisions for premium reduction, reinsurance and funding for Cost Sharing Reduction benefits in the Omnibus bill. No Bill No. - President's FY2019 budget request for AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Inter-Professional Oral Health and Primary Care Training Programs: Health Profession Training Grants Title VII section 747. No Bill No. - Association Health Plans: AHPs do not provide meaningful insurance coverage. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare.
HR 195 & HR 1625 - FY 2018 HHS Appropriations: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities for primary care, training, research and Access. HR 1892 - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Reauthorize THCGME funding. HR 1892 - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP Program for 5 years. HR 1892 - Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home visiting Program: Reauthorize MIECHV funding. HR 1892 - Community Health Centers: Reauthorize CHC funding. HR 1892 - Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments: Reauthorize Medicaid DSH. HR 3862 & S 1899 & HR 1892 - National Health Service Corps: Sustainable funding for NHSC to provide access and debt relief. No Bill No. - Insurance Market Stabilization: Healthcare coverage for all - premium reduction, reinsurance & cost sharing reduction. No Bill No. - President's FY2019 budget request for AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities.
HR 3964 & drafts - Preventing Opioid Misuse/Diversion: Improve treatment access, Partial Fill and Drug Monitoring; support evidence-based approaches to curb opioid abuse.
HR 195 & HR 1625 - FY 2018 HHS Appropriations: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities for primary care, training, research and Access. HR 1892 - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Reauthorize THCGME funding. HR 3394 - Teaching Health Center GME: Help educate members about the need to extend the program No Bill No. - Medicare GME Reform:advocate for AAFP GME policy, including redistribution of financing for fellowships, thresholds for primary care. No Bill No. - President's FY2019 budget request for AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Inter-Professional Oral Health and Primary Care Training Programs: Health Profession Training Grants Title VII section 747. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare.
HR 195 & HR 1625 - FY 2018 HHS Appropriations: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities for primary care, training, research and Access. HR 1892 - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP Program for 5 years. HR 1892 - Community Health Centers: Reauthorize CHC funding for 5 years. HR 1892 - Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments: Reauthorize Medicaid DSH. HR 3759 - RAISE Family Caregivers Act: Support family caregivers. HR 3862 & S 1899 & HR 1892 - National Health Service Corps: Sustainable funding for NHSC to provide access and debt relief. No Bill No. - Medicare GME Reform:advocate for AAFP GME policy, including redistribution of financing for fellowships, thresholds for primary care. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Relief initiative; 1 hour of clinical time = 2 additional hours of EHR. No Bill No. - Physician Payment: Share details about APC-APM, ask for support in getting model tested at HHS. No Bill No. - President's FY2019 budget request for AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - 2019 Medicare Advantage and Part D: Access to services, CARA implementation. No Bill No. - Reducing burdens in HIT: How to make EHR use easier for MDs. No Bill No. - Medicare shared savings program: Areas impacted by hurricanes/fires. No Bill No. - Part 2 of 2019 Medicare Advantage Rule: Less prior authorizations. No Bill No. - Clinical lab personnel changes: Education requirements for lab employees. No Bill No. - MyHealthEData: Access to patient's info and EHR use. No Bill Mo. - Support of the AAFP's APC-APML Urging Sec to support the PTAC recommendation. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Financial Management Service (FMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
HR 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Protect coverage gains, student debt relief, medical expense deduction. HR 1370 HJRes 123 - Stop Gap funding bills for FY2018: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3358, S 1771 - Title VII HRSA Health Benefit Program: Funding for primary care training; AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3358, S 1771 - FY 2018 appropriations for AHRQ: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3358, S 1771 & 4508 - Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: Medical Student Debt Relief. HR 3394 - Teaching Health Center GME: Help educate members about the need to extend the program; reauthorize THCGME program; Support continued funding for THC program. HR 3862 & S 1899 - National Health Service Corps: NHSC funding for access to scholarships and debt relief. HR 3922 - Championing Healthy Kids Act: Reauthorize CHIP, NHSC, THCGME programs. No Bill No.- Other Tax Reform Issues including student loan interest deduction, medical expenses deduction: Convey AAFP position on the individual mandate during tax reform debate. No Bill No. - Medicare GME Reform:advocate for AAFP GME policy, including redistribution of financing for fellowships, thresholds for primary care. No Bill No. - Primary Care and Preventative Health: Promoting healthy communities via primary care, disease prevention and workforce programs. No Bill No. - Support for Community Health Funding: Testimony and letters supporting the community health center program. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - VA and telehealth issues: State laws vs. the VA
HR 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: opposed to: 1)repeal of the Individual Mandate; 2)elimination of student Loan deductabililty; 3) automatic cuts to Medicare program; 4) elimination of medical expense. HR 1370 HJRes 123 - Stop Gap funding bills for FY2018: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3394 - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Reauthorize and expand the THCGME program; Support continued funding for THC program. HR 3862 & S 1899 - National Health Service Corps: NHSC funding for access to scholarships and debt relief; Support reauthorization of NHSC funding for five years. No Bill No. Tax Reform - Individual Mandate: educate member. HR 3922 - Championing Healthy Kids Act: Reauthorize CHIP, NHSC, THCGME programs. No Bill No. - Medicare GME Reform:advocate for AAFP GME policy, including redistribution of financing for fellowships, thresholds for primary care. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: advocate for end to appropriate use mandates for advanced imaging, etc. No Bill No. - Physician Payment: advocate for hold harmless for primary care provision in the misvalued codes policy. No Bill No. - Federal Employee Health Benefit Program: Health Care Coverage. No Bill No. - 2017 Value Based Payment Study: Adequate payment for Health care transformation. No Bill No. - Primary Care and Preventative Health: Promoting healthy communities via primary care, disease prevention and workforce programs. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP program for 5 years. No Bill Mo. - Healthcare IT/Interoperability: Letter to the Senate HELP Committee regarding health IT administrative reductions improvements. No Bill No. - Support for Community Health Funding: Testimony and letters supporting the community health center program. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Comments on the 2018 QPP final rule: Quality Payment Program. No Bill No. - Comments on small practices and AAPMs: Advanced Payment models and small practices. No Bill No. - 2019 marketplace rules: essential heath benefits defended. No Bill No. - RFI from CMMI on patient-centered models:patient centered medical homes. No Bill No. - Lab payments: Concerns with PAMA implementation No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act Defense: Support continued funding for Affordable Care Act. No Bill No. - Defend Medicaid Cuts: Defend changes to the entitlement nature of medicaid. No Bill No. - Defend MACRA and support its implementation: Defend MACRA from program changes.
HR 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: opposed to: 1)repeal of the Individual Mandate; 2)elimination of student Loan deductabililty; 3) automatic cuts to Medicare program; 4) eliminaiton of medical expense. HR 1370 HJRes 123 - Stop Gap funding bills for FY2018: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3358 & S 1771 - Title VII HRSA Health Benefit Program: Funding for primary care training;AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3358 & S 1771 - Funding for CDC Section 317 Program at the CDC: Public Health/Raising Tobacco Age. HR 3358, S 1771 & 4508 - Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: Medical Student Debt Relief. HR 3358, S 1771 - FY 2018 appropriations for AHRQ: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3268, S 1603 HR 3358, S1771- Oppose tobacco riders in Ag bill & cut CDC's office on Smoking and Health: Public Health/Tobacco Control. HR 3394 - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Reauthorize and expand the THCGME program; Support continued funding for THC program. HR 3862 & S 1899 - National Health Service Corps: Support reauthorization of NHSC funding for five years. HR 3922 - Championing Healthy Kids Act: Reauthorize CHIP, NHSC, THCGME programs. No Bill No. - 2017 Value Based Payment Study: Adequate payment for Health care transformation. No Bill No. - Raising the budget caps for prevent sequester cuts: AAFP FY 2018 Federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Primary Care and Preventative Health: Promoting healthy communities via primary care, disease prevention and workforce programs. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP program for 5 years. No Bill No. - Support for Community Health Funding: Testimony and letters supporting the community health center program. No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act Defense: Support continued funding for Affordable Care Act. No Bill No. - Defend Medicaid Cuts: Defend changes to the entitlement nature of medicaid. No Bill No. - Defend MACRA and support its implementation: Defend MACRA from program changes.
HR 3862 & S 1899 - National Health Service Corps: NHSC funding for access to scholarships and debt relief: Support reauthorization of NHSC funding for 5 years. HR 3922 - Championing Healthy Kids Act: Reauthorize CHIP, NHSC, THCGME programs. No Bill No. Tax Reform - Individual Mandate: educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on health care for all; advocate for changes to the BCRA and ultimately lobby against the bill. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: advocate for extension of CHIP beyond Sept. 30 funding deadline. No Bill No. - Federal Employee Health Benefit Program: Health Care Coverage. No Bill Mo. - Healthcare IT/Interoperability: Letter to the Senate HELP Committee regarding health IT administrative reductions improvements. No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act Defense: Support continued funding for Affordable Care Act. No Bill No. - Defend Medicaid Cuts: Defend changes to the entitlement nature of medicaid. No Bill No. - Defend MACRA and support its implementation: Defend MACRA from program changes.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017 (Graham Cassidy Amendment) Better Care Reconcilliation Act: Protecting ACA coverage gains, supporting bipartisan solutions; Educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on Health Care for all; advocate for changes to the AHCA and ultimately lobby against the bill. HR 3358 & S 1771 - FY18 appropriations for AHRQ, CMS, HRSA-Titles VII & X, NHSC, SAMSHA: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3862 & HR 3922 - National Health Service Corps: Reauthorize NHSC funding for access to scholarships, debt relief and healthcare workforce. No Bill No - Direct Primary Care: advocate for introduction and co-sponsorship of a bill to allow more patients access to the DPC model; DPC alternative to to fee-for-service payment model. No Bill No. - Protecting access to Medicare Act of 2014 Lab Fee Regulation advocacy: Raised awareness to the Medicare Lab Fee Schedule, Need for better data, and potential primary care barriers. No Bill No. - Standard Primary Care Benefit Proposal: Support Primary Care benefit; educate members on AAFPs policy for a primary care insurance benefit for HDHPs No Bill No. - Primary Care Insurance Benefit: educate members on AAFP's policy for a primary-care insurance benefit for HDHP's. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP program for 5 years; advocate for extension of CHIP beyond Sept. 30 funding deadline.
HR 3358 & S 1771 - FY18 appropriations for AHRQ, CMS, HRSA-Titles VII & X, NHSC, SAMSHA: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3394 - Teaching Health Center GME: Help educate members about the need to extend the program; Support continued funding for THC program; Reauthorize and expand the innovative THCGME program. HR 3728 - Educating Medical Professionals & Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act: Reauthorize Title VII health professions training grants. HR 3862 & HR 3922 - National Health Service Corps: Reauthorize NHSC funding for access to scholarships, debt relief and healthcare workforce. No Bill No. - HRSA Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry: Support for primary care in Title VII health professions grants. No Bill No. - Veteran's Administration family medicine GME program: Increase training of family medicine residents under VACAA in non-VA settings. No Bill No. Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the caucus and support primary care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare.
No Bill No. - Veteran's Administration family medicine GME program: Increase training of family medicine residents under VACAA in non-VA settings. HR 3862 & HR 3922 - National Health Service Corps: Raising awareness about the AAFP's support for NHSC and other primary care workforce programs.
HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017 (Graham Cassidy Amendment) Better Care Reconcilliation Act: Protecting ACA coverage gains, supporting bipartisan solutions; Educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on Health Care for all; advocate for changes to the AHCA and ultimately lobby against the bill. HR 3268 & S 1603 - FY18 Ag Approps: Public health-tobacco prevention HR 3358 & S 1771 - FY18 appropriations for AHRQ, CMS, HRSA-Titles VII & X, NHSC, SAMSHA: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3728 - Educating Medical Professionals & Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act: Reauthorize Title VII health professions training grants. HR 3862 & HR 3922 - National Health Service Corps: Reauthorize NHSC funding for access to scholarships, debt relief and healthcare workforce. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP program for 5 years; advocate for extension of CHIP beyond Sept. 30 funding dedline. No Bill No. Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the caucus and support primary care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Primary Care Insurance Benefit: educate members on AAFP's policy for a primary-care insurance benefit for HDHP's. No Bill No. - Preventing Opioid Misuse/Diversion: Improve treatment, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Naloxone No Bill No. - Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC): FY18 funding for Title VII health professions training grants. No Bill No. - HRSA Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry: Support for primary care in Title VII health professions grants. No Bill No. - House Primary Care Caucus: Promoting Primary Care No Bill No. - Direct Primary Care: DPC alternative to fee for service payment model. No Bill No. - AHRQ US Preventative Service Task Force, Natl Guideline Clearinghouse: Primary care research at AHRQ. No Bill No. - Standard Primary Care Benefit Proposal: Support Primary Care benefit; educate members on AAFPs policy for a primary care insurance benefit for HDHPs No Bill No. - Healthcare Town Hall: Protecting ACA coverage gains supporting bipartisan solutions No Bill No. - Medicaid Forum: Protecting ACA coverage gains. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccine Access Coalition: Raising awareness of vaccine and health care, and coordinating within the coalition. No Bill No. - Healthy People Framework - Response to draft Healthy People 2030 framework. No Bill No. - Response to the 2018 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Making the fee schedule primary care friendly. No Bill No. - Response to the 2018 proposed Quality Payment Program: How to implement MIPS and APMs in 2018. No Bill No. - Urging CMS to use3 USPSTF recommendations: Need to focus on prevention No Bill No. - Oral contraceptives for adolescents: Include adolescents in oral contraceptive studies. No Bill No. - Restoring internet freedom/open internet: open internet, no user fees No Bill No. - How to reduce regulatory burdens: Responding to request for ideas on reg reduction No Bill No. - Training prescribers on opioids: no mandatory training.
HR 3358 & S 1771 - FY18 appropriations for AHRQ, CMS, HRSA-Titles VII & X, NHSC, SAMSHA: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3394 - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Reauthorize and expand the innovative THCGME program; support continued funding for THC program. No Bill No. - Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC): FY18 funding for Title VII health professions training grants. No Bill No. - HRSA Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry: Support for primary care in Title VII health professions grants. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP program for 5 years.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, White House Office
HR 1628 - American Health Care Act: Medicaid, Prevention, Reproductive Health, consumer protections
HR 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: Urge passage of this legislation. HR 1628 - American Health Care Act: Medicaid, Prevention, Reproductive Health, consumer protections; Urge defeat of legislation to repeal and replace.; Protecting ACA coverage gains from being lost. No Bill No. - Nominations to HIT advisory committee: Getting FPS appointed to HIT advisory committee. No Bill No. - Correspondence to PTAC on APC-APM: Primary care payment model. No Bill No. - Correspondence to CMS on how to improve MACRA: Improving how CMS implements MACRA for primary care. No Bill No. - Correspondence to CMS on SSNRI - Medicare beneficiary cards. No Bill No. - Correspondence to CMS on site neutral payments: outpatient payments being site neutral. No Bill No. - Correspondence to CMS on 2018 proposed IPPS: How to reduce regluatory burden for FPs No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Family Medicine Advocacy Summit: Set up office visits with legislators; draft talking points and issue papers; Speaker & Meeting scheduling, Health care coverage, THCGME, Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Support continued funding for THC program. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for CDC: AAFP federal spending priorities on prevention and public health.
No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME: help educate members about the need to extend the program. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME Reauthorization Act: TCH Reauthorization. No Bill No. - Appropriations for AHRQ in FY 2018: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care research. No Bill No. Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the caucus and support primary care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Family Medicine Advocacy Summit: Set up office visits with legislators; draft talking points and issue papers. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME: support continued funding for THC program. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Titles VII & X, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities for primary care training, family planning, student debt relief & healthcare workforce. No Bill No. - Healthcare workforce: Increasing the family physician workforce. No Bill No.- Teaching Health Centers GME program: Support continued funding for THC program; Continued funding for the THCGME program, Dear Colleague letter. FY 2017 appropriations priorities: AHRQ, Health Resources & Services Admin, Title VII, NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
HR 1628 - American Health Care Act: Medicaid, Prevention, Reproductive Health, consumer protections,
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
HR 372 - The competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017: Urge passage of repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Act. HR 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: Urge reform of medical liability law HR 1304 Self Insurance Protection Act: ERISA plans should be held responsible for medical outcomes just like other plans. HR 1628 - American Health Care Act (Repeal and Replace Obamacare): educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on Health Care for all; advocate for changes to the AHCA and ultimately lobby against the bill; protecting the ACA coverage gains from being lost; urge defeat of HR 1628. HR 1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act: Association health plans may not meet standard of health care coverage. No Bill No - Primary Care Briefings: Promoting the value of primary care. No Bill No: FY2018 appropriations for AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, section 747, THCGME, NHSC, CMS CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access.
HR 5926 & S 3068 - HHS FY 2017 appropriations priorities: AHRQ, Health Resources & Services Admin, Title VII, Title X NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No: Introductions to offer new legislators with a family medicine contact: AAFP policy on healthcare coverage for all highlighting primary care. No Bill No: FY2018 appropriations for AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, section 747, THCGME, NHSC, CMS CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME: ask members to sign a bi-partisan letter requesting E&C to extend the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Traditional GME: advocate for AAFP's suite of positions on GME reform. No Bill No: Introductions to offer new legislators with a family medicine contact: AAFP policy on healthcare coverage for all highlighting primary care. No Bill No.: Agency for Healthcare, Research & Quality: Primary care research. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Title VII Health Professions Sec. 474 Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the cuacus and support primary care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare.
HR 7 and HConRes. 43: Expressing concerns about legislation that interferes with the doctor-patient relationship or access to family planning services.
HR 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: Urge reform of medical liability law HR 1313 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs: Opposition to employer inquiries on genetic/medical info of workers. HR 1628 - American Health Care Act (Repeal and Replace Obamacare): educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on Health Care for all; advocate for changes to the AHCA and ultimately lobby against the bill; protecting the ACA coverage gains from being lost; urge defeat of HR 1628. HR 5926 & S 3068 - HHS FY 2017 appropriations priorities: AHRQ, Health Resources & Services Admin, Title VII, Title X NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Site-Neutral Payments: Educate new members on AAFP's position in site-neutral payments. No Bill No. - Traditional GME: Advocate for AAFP's suite of positions on GME reform. No Bill No: Introductions to offer new legislators with a family medicine contact: AAFP policy on healthcare coverage for all highlighting primary care. No Bill No.: Primary Care Briefings: Promoting the value of primary care. No Bill No: FY2018 appropriations for AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, section 747, THCGME, NHSC, CMS CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No.- Agency for Healthcare research and quality: Primary care research. No Bill No.- Alternative payment models: primary care and patient centered APMs. No Bill No. - Improvement of EHRs and HIT: meaningful use, EHR, HIT No Bill No.- Letter of intent on Primary Care APM: letter of intent on the APC-APM No Bill No.- Nominations to MACPAC: Getting FPs on a Medicaid Committee No Bill No. - Joint letter to White House on access to care: AHCA and ACA No Bill No.- Response to 2018 MA and Part D proposals: Getting FPs on a Medicare commission. No Bill No.- Joint letter to CMS on quality/EHR: Delaying penalties No Bill No.- Response on pediatric APM RFI: not fragmenting care through fragmented APMs No Bill No.- Joint letter to CMS on lab payment: PAMA, lab payments. No Bill No.- Site neutral payments: Educating new members on AAFP's position on site-neutral payments. No Bill No. - Appropriate use criteria: advocating flexibility on the Medicare's appropriate use criteria requirements for imaging services. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Traditional GME: advocate for AAFP's suite of positions on GME reform.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, White House Office
No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation.
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC). No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient satisfaction measures: Not using patient experience measures for opioids. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs. No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid. S 2943 - Urge conferees on NDAA S 2943 to drop Tricare telehealth provision: Preserve state license-Physician is site of telehealth care. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA PL 114-198, S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046:Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Appropriation Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act: Zika public health response funding in FY 2016 & FY 2017. S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC). No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support the stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Injury and Violence Prevention Network bfg: Preventing injury and death are key to public health. No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC. No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No. Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders rule comments: Reduce administrative burden and increase MAT patient limit. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on APRNs re Concern with APRN expansion. No Bill No. - Letter to VA nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Women Veterans. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Minority Health. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. to the Director. No Bill No. - Letter to SAMHSA on opioid use: Opioid use disorder reporting. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Infection advisory committee. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship categories and codes: How to implement patient relationship categories and codes as required by MACRA. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs. No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on protected patient info: Support for allowing HIV and sickle cell negative results to be transmitted. Non Bill No. - Nominating FPs to CDC Committee: Health disparities subcommittee. No Bill No. - GME: Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization; Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - National Defense Authorization Act: Remove national licensure provisions in NDAA legislation health provisions. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP/Medicaid. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative proposals.
Filing targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. HR 6 - Cures: Engagement on the Cures bill and key primary care provisions. HR 899: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanance: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. PL 114-198 - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: Support, advocate investment in PDMPs, treatment, naloxone. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for members to co-sponsor a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC); advocate for bill to remove Part B co-insurance for Medicare CCM code (99490); advocate for expansion and further development of PCMH and CPC+. No Bill No. - Physician payment reform under Medicare: Defense and modification of MACRA and its payment models. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the Caucus and support the Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care; Increased membership in Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Promoting Public Health. No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act: Urge for health care coverage for all. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Zika Funding Request: prompt action on public health emergency. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2018 marketplaces: How exchanges should cover primary care services. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on Title X: re: coverage for family planning. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS nominating Family Physicians: Advisory Committee on Minority Health. No Bill No. - Letter to PTAC on payment models: How APMs should be structured. No Bill No. - Letter to DOT on PCPs and diabetic drivers: Allowing PCPs to do exams on commercial drivers. No Bill No. - Letter to HRSA with nominations: childhood vaccine nominees. No Bill No. - Letter to SSA on medical evidence: what is covered as a disability. No Bill No. - Letter to FDA on sodium reduction: sodium reduction goals. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC on ACIP nominations: re: immunizations. No Bill No. - Letter to FDA on tobacco nominations: nomination of FP to FDA tobacco committee. No Bill No. - Letter to VA nominating for rural health: FP nomination. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on MACRA final rule: MACRA physician payments. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on tobacco FAQ: tobacco cessation FAQ. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on outpatient 2017 final rule: site of service neutrality. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship codes: MACRA required codes. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on vaccine report: vaccine terms and studies. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on final medicare rule: re administrative simplification and payment. No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for health IT interoperability legislation. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - US Preventative Services Task Force: Support for maintaining USPSTF integrity. No Bill No. - Preventative Health and Primary Care: HELP Committee preparation for the HHS Secretary nomination and 115th Congress. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Remove national licensure provisions in the NDAA legislation health provisions. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP/Medicaid. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative proposals.
S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title X, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. HR 899: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the stability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for members to co-sponsor a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - National Health Service Corps trust fund and appropriated funding: Increased level of medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation.
Filing targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation.
S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. HR 6 - Cures: Engagement on the Cures bill and key primary care provisions. HR 899: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanance: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. PL 114-198 - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: Support, advocate investment in PDMPs, treatment, naloxone. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for members to co-sponsor a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC); advocate for bill to remove Part B co-insurance for Medicare CCM code (99490); advocate for expansion and further development of PCMH and CPC+. No Bill No. - Physician payment reform under Medicare: Defense and modification of MACRA and its payment models. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the Caucus and support the Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care; Increased membership in Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Promoting Public Health. No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act: Urge for health care coverage for all. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Zika Funding Request: prompt action on public health emergency. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2018 marketplaces: How exchanges should cover primary care services. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on Title X: re: coverage for family planning. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS nominating Family Physicians: Advisory Committee on Minority Health. No Bill No. - Letter to PTAC on payment models: How APMs should be structured. No Bill No. - Letter to DOT on PCPs and diabetic drivers: Allowing PCPs to do exams on commercial drivers. No Bill No. - Letter to HRSA with nominations: childhood vaccine nominees. No Bill No. - Letter to SSA on medical evidence: what is covered as a disability. No Bill No. - Letter to FDA on sodium reduction: sodium reduction goals. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC on ACIP nominations: re: immunizations. No Bill No. - Letter to FDA on tobacco nominations: nomination of FP to FDA tobacco committee. No Bill No. - Letter to VA nominating for rural health: FP nomination. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on MACRA final rule: MACRA physician payments. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on tobacco FAQ: tobacco cessation FAQ. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on outpatient 2017 final rule: site of service neutrality. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship codes: MACRA required codes. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on vaccine report: vaccine terms and studies. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on final medicare rule: re administrative simplification and payment. No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for health IT interoperability legislation. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - US Preventative Services Task Force: Support for maintaining USPSTF integrity. No Bill No. - Preventative Health and Primary Care: HELP Committee preparation for the HHS Secretary nomination and 115th Congress. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Remove national licensure provisions in the NDAA legislation health provisions. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP/Medicaid. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative proposals.
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. HR 6 - Cures: Engagement on the Cures bill and key primary care provisions. HR 899: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanance: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for members to co-sponsor a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC); advocate for bill to remove Part B co-insurance for Medicare CCM code (99490); advocate for expansion and further development of PCMH and CPC+. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the Caucus. No Bill No. - Tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Promoting Public Health. No Bill No. - Letter to PTAC on payment models: How APMs should be structured. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on MACRA final rule: MACRA physician payments. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on tobacco FAQ: tobacco cessation FAQ. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on outpatient 2017 final rule: site of service neutrality. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship codes: MACRA required codes. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 final medicare rule: re administrative simplification and payment. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - US Preventative Services Task Force: Support for maintaining USPSTF integrity. No Bill No. - Preventative Health and Primary Care: HELP Committee preparation for the HHS Secretary nomination and 115th Congress. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
Filing targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity; Interest in Medicaid; and THC reauthorization. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally.
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid. S 2943 - Urge conferees on NDAA S 2943 to drop Tricare telehealth provision: Preserve state license-Physician is site of telehealth care. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA PL 114-198, S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046:Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Appropriation Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act: Zika public health response funding in FY 2016 & FY 2017. S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC). No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support the stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Injury and Violence Prevention Network bfg: Preventing injury and death are key to public health. No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC. No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No. Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders rule comments: Reduce administrative burden and increase MAT patient limit. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on APRNs re Concern with APRN expansion. No Bill No. - Letter to VA nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Women Veterans. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Minority Health. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. to the Director. No Bill No. - Letter to SAMHSA on opioid use: Opioid use disorder reporting. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Infection advisory committee. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship categories and codes: How to implement patient relationship categories and codes as required by MACRA. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs. No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on protected patient info: Support for allowing HIV and sickle cell negative results to be transmitted. Non Bill No. - Nominating FPs to CDC Committee: Health disparities subcommittee. No Bill No. - GME: Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization; Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - National Defense Authorization Act: Remove national licensure provisions in NDAA legislation health provisions. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP/Medicaid. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative proposals.
S. 2956; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs; Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents; Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME; Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME; Support for teaching Health Center Reauthorization. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC. No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
Filing targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC). No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient satisfaction measures: Not using patient experience measures for opioids. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs. No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally
No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation.
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid. S 2943 - Urge conferees on NDAA S 2943 to drop Tricare telehealth provision: Preserve state license-Physician is site of telehealth care. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA PL 114-198, S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046:Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Appropriation Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act: Zika public health response funding in FY 2016 & FY 2017. S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC). No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support the stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Injury and Violence Prevention Network bfg: Preventing injury and death are key to public health. No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC. No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No. Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders rule comments: Reduce administrative burden and increase MAT patient limit. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on APRNs re Concern with APRN expansion. No Bill No. - Letter to VA nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Women Veterans. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Minority Health. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. to the Director. No Bill No. - Letter to SAMHSA on opioid use: Opioid use disorder reporting. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Infection advisory committee. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship categories and codes: How to implement patient relationship categories and codes as required by MACRA. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs. No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on protected patient info: Support for allowing HIV and sickle cell negative results to be transmitted. Non Bill No. - Nominating FPs to CDC Committee: Health disparities subcommittee. No Bill No. - GME: Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization; Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - National Defense Authorization Act: Remove national licensure provisions in NDAA legislation health provisions. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP/Medicaid. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative proposals.
Filing targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
S. 3040 - FY2017 budget request for HRSA Title VII 747: Increase Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement funding. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 4223 - Protecting our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: medical student debt relief POST GRAD Act. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: NHSC-scholarships, student debt repayment, access . No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA NACNHSC - naming a family physician to the NACNHSC. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA ACTPCMD - naming a family physicians and/or teacher of family medicine. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Invest in prescription drug monitoring programs and physician education. No Bill No - Mental Health Reform: Educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms, and workforce policies. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No. - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
S. 2822/HR 5001 Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act: Shorten EHR reporting period in Meaningful Use to 90 days. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA, including hearing preparation. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Provide TA to House office on bill relating to payment and delivery reform around end-of-life care. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for advancement of policies that would promote direct primary care (DPC) No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advise W&M COmmittee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Help AAFP team with drafting comments to MIPS/APMs proposed rulemaking. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): Testified that CMS needs to support Primary Care in upcoming proposed rule on MACRA. No Bill No. - Implementation of MACRA by CMS: Make sure primary care physicians have a clear path to Alternative Payment Models. No Bill No. - Mental Health reforms: Coverage of mental health services by family physicians. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration Program: Support value-based purchasing of Medicare Part Drugs. No Bill No.- Rural Training Tracks: Production of primary care physicians is needed to meet needs of rural America. No Bill No. - MACRA proposed rule: Preserve the role of primary care in the physician payment system. No Bill No. - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: Patient privacy, EHRs. No Bill No. - Hep C virus administration by PCPs: Ability of PCPs to admin hep c treatment. No Bill No. - How MACRA should be implemented: Sign on letter to CMS on MACRA Implementation. No Bill No. - CMS on the PCMH: How CMS and MACRA should consider the PCMH. No Bill No. - MY and interoperability issues and MACRA: Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - Nominating FPs to a primary workgroup: Putting FPs on a primary care committee. No Bill No. - VA on prescription drug monitoring programs: That VA should follow state based PDMPs. No Bill No. - Comments on the MACRA proposed rule: 107 page comment letter on the MACRA proposed rule. No Bill No. - Health IT/90 Day bill: Meeting to urge policy makers to support Meaningful Use flexibility legislation. No Bill No. - Zika Budget Meeting: Meeting to urge policy makers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No. - MACRA: Meetings to discuss current efforts to prepare for the MACRA law. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccine Meeting - Meetings to discuss current efforts to increase adult vaccine access through Medicare access and interoperability. No Bill No. - Mental Health Reform: Engagement to educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms and workforce policies.
S. 2956 - FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Public Health - FDA regulation of tobacco including cigars & e-cigs. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriation for AHRQ: Restore AHRQ funding. S. 3040 - FY2017 budget request for HRSA Title VII 747: Increase Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement funding. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. HR 4223 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: Support legislation that restores graduate and professional students to the Federal Direct Subsidized Loan program. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Appropriations for FY 2017: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No - Zika Budget Meeting: Organized to urge policymakers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No - Mental Health Reform: Educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms, and workforce policies. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.- Gun Violence/Appropriations: Encouraging Gun Violence Prevention Research; CDC Gun Violence Research.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
S. 285 Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act: Support streamlining FDA's approval process for treatments of antibiotic resistant bacteria. S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046 - Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act: Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. S. 2742 Promoting Bomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act: Improve how CDC engages vaccine manufacturers. S. 2822/HR 5001 Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act: Shorten EHR reporting period in Meaningful Use to 90 days. S. 2956 - FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Protect FDA authority over tobacco products including cigars and e-cigs. S. 3040 - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Restore AHRQ appropriation. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. HR 4223 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: Support legislation that restores graduate and professional students to the Federal Direct Subsidized Loan program. HR 4771 - Medical Liability Reform: Support Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health Care "HEALTH" Act: Medical Liability Reform - the HEALTH Act. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No. - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Gun Violence/Appropriations: CDC Gun Violence research. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA implementation, including hearing preparation. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Provide TA to House office on bill relating to payment and delivery reform around end-of-life care. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for advancement of policies that would promote direct primary care (DPC) No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advise W&M COmmittee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Help AAFP team with drafting comments to MIPS/APMs proposed rulemaking. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - Primary Care Forum: Robert Graham Center Research. No Bill No. - Friends of AHRQ - Primary Care Research & Support for PC transformation. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: NHSC-scholarships, student debt repayment, access . No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA NACNHSC - naming a family physician to the NACNHSC. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA ACTPCMD - naming a family physicians and/or teacher of family medicine. No Bill No. - Health IT/90 Day bill: Meeting to urge policy makers to support Meaningful Use flexibility legislation. No Bill No. - Zika Budget Meeting: Meeting to urge policy makers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No.- Ban on public finding for research into gun violence: End restrictions on research into gun violence. No Bill No. - FDA final rule on coverage of tobacco regulatory authority: Recommend that OMB release FDA final "deeming" rule on tobacco control authority. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): Testified that CMS needs to support primary care in upcoming proposed rule on MACRA. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Invest in prescription drug monitoring programs and physician education. No Bill No. - FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products: Eliminate House Agriculture appropriations bill's exemption of cigars from FDA regulation and the softening of pre-market review requirements of e-cigarettes. No Bill No. - Implementation of MACRA by CMS: Make sure primary care physicians have a clear path to Alternative Payment Models. No Bill No. - Mental Health reforms: Coverage of mental health services by family physicians. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration Program: Support value-based purchasing of Medicare Part Drugs. No Bill No. - Interoperability of Information Systems: Measure key compoents of HIT interoperability. No Bill No.- Rural Training Tracks: Production of primary care physicians is needed to meet needs of rural America. No Bill No. - MACRA proposed rule: Preserve the role of primary care in the physician payment system. No Bill No. - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: Patient privacy, EHRs. No Bill No. - Hep C virus administration by PCPs: Ability of PCPs to admin hep c treatment. No Bill No. - PCP recommendations for MACRA: PCP recs for the MACRA proposed rule. PCP prescribing diabetic testing supplies: Admin hassles with prescribing for diabetic patients. No Bill No. - Nomination for Health Promotion: Nominating FPs to an HHS committee. No Bill No. - FDA Regulation over nicotine delivery devices: Urging the Administration to finalize the FDA deeming regulations over tobacco. No Bill No. - How MACRA should be implemented: Sign on letter to CMS on MACRA implementation. No Bill No. - Urging the APOE to cover MA: Urging CMS's outreach office to educate on Medicare Advantage plans. No Bill No. - Contraceptives for men and women: Urging CMS to cover contraceptives for all. No Bill No. - CMS on the PCMH: How CMS and MACRA should consider the PCMH. No Bill No. - MY and interoperability issues and MACRA: Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - Nominating FPs to a primary workgroup: Putting FPs on a primary care committee. No Bill No. - VA on prescription drug monitoring programs: That VA should follow state based PDMPs. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug proposed rule: Concerns with rising Part B and D costs. No Bill No. - USPSTF nominations: Getting FPs on the USPSTF. No Bill No. - RFI on interoperability and MACRA: Further EHR suggestions. No Bill No. - GME provisions withing IPPS regulation: Need more GME slots for rural PCPs. No Bill No. - comments on antibiotic resistant bacteria: How to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria. No Bill No. - Comments on the MACRA proposed rule: 107 page comment letter on the MACRA proposed rule. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Childrens Health Insurance: CHIP Medicaid. No Bill No. - VA Nursing Handbook: Scope of Practice. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative Proposals. No Bill No. - MACRA: Meetings to discuss current efforts to prepare for the MACRA law. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccine Meeting - Meetings to discuss current efforts to increase adult vaccine access through Medicare access and interoperability. No Bill No. - Mental Health Reform: Engagement to educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms and workforce policies.
S. 3040 - FY2017 budget request for HRSA Title VII 747: Increase Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement funding. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 4223 - Protecting our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: medical student debt relief POST GRAD Act. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: NHSC-scholarships, student debt repayment, access . No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA NACNHSC - naming a family physician to the NACNHSC. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA ACTPCMD - naming a family physicians and/or teacher of family medicine. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Invest in prescription drug monitoring programs and physician education. No Bill No - Mental Health Reform: Educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms, and workforce policies. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No. - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
S. 2956 - FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Public Health - FDA regulation of tobacco including cigars & e-cigs. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriation for AHRQ: Restore AHRQ funding. S. 3040 - FY2017 budget request for HRSA Title VII 747: Increase Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement funding. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. HR 4223 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: Support legislation that restores graduate and professional students to the Federal Direct Subsidized Loan program. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Appropriations for FY 2017: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No - Zika Budget Meeting: Organized to urge policymakers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No - Mental Health Reform: Educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms, and workforce policies. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.- Gun Violence/Appropriations: Encouraging Gun Violence Prevention Research; CDC Gun Violence Research.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
No Bill No - Concussions round table/House E&C Committee: Concussion meetings.
HR 2646/S 1945 - Mental Health Reform: Urged members to support Primary Care and Mental Health policies; Letter to Senate HELP.
S. 142 Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act: Supporting requirements for child resistant packaging for liquid nicotine. S. 524/HR 953 - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs & partial fill; Supporting drug monitoring programs & interstate exchange of data, and opposing mandatory professional education for prescribing physicians; provided AAFP's position on the CDC prescription drug rule; and Partial Fill Bill. S. 2511 - Improving Health Information Technology Act: Supporting interoperability and the prevention of information blocking. HR 6 - Antibiotics/Infectious Disease - Cures and Innovations Legislation: Cures, Antibiotics. HR 2017 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act: Supporting FDA menu labeling requirements. HR 2646/S 1945 - Mental Health Reform: Urged members to support Primary Care and Mental Health policies; Letter to Senate HELP. HR 3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Opposing provisions that would have repealed elements of the Affordable Care Act. HR 4470 - Safe Drinking Water Improved Compliance Act: Supporting requirement that public water utilities notify customers of excessive lead. HR 4725 - Common Sense Budget Savings Act: Letter to E&C with concerns about cutes to CHIP, Medicaid, and the Prevention fund. HR 4771 - Medical Liability Reform: Support Help Efficient, Accessible. Low Cost. Timely Health Care "HEALTH" Act. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA implementation; Advocate for reforms to the Senate Finance Committee, Chronic Care Working Group; Advocate for reforms to Stark Law to smooth pathway for MACRA implementation; Advise members and committees of jurisdiction on the impacts on family medicine of certain policies under development regarding telemedicine; Advise E&C Committee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - FY2017 budget proposal on the Prescription Opioid & Heroin Epidemic; Family medicine's role in curbing Rx abuse, drug treatment. No Bill No.- FY2017 budget request for AHRQ, Title VII 747, Nat'l Health Service Corps: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; AAFP spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations for HRSA: Title VII Primary Care Training & NHSC. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education reforms: THCGME permanence, support for physicians reentering practice, & fix for cap harm of residents rotating thru hospitals. No Bill No. - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Title VII 747, Natl Health Service Corps: AAFP spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act review on health care access: AAFP Healthcare for all. No Bill No. - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Restore AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - Letter on draft 2017 market place: MMM Marketplace plan coverage. No Bill No. - Smoke-free housing: Smoke-free policy in public housing. No Bill No. - Meaningful use ending: Statement about end of meaningful use. No Bill No. - Opioid prescribing: How primary care physicians prescribe. No Bill No. - Measures in MACRA: Which measures MIPS and APM pathways should use. No Bill No. - Episode groups in MACRA: How episode groups are used in MIPS and APMs. No Bill No. - Measures in MACRA AHRQ: Which measures should be used. No Bill No. - New tobacco products: Further FDA oversight over markets. No Bill No. - Nomiatning FPs to MedPAC: Nominating FPs to MedPAC. No Bill No. - CMS on TCM code: Improvements to TCM code. No Bill No. - MU issues with CMS - Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - ACO proposed rule: Response to ACO proposed rule. No Bill No. - CMS on qualified data entities: How MACRA allows entities to study CMS data. No Bill No. - CMS on rising Drug Costs: Concerns with rising Part B and D costs. No Bill No. - Smoke Free Public Housing: Supporting the proposed HUD regulation on smoke-free public housing. No Bill No. - Prevention and Treatment of Concussions - Supporting Congressional review of how federal agencies can help physicians & patients prevent and treat concussions and head trauma. No Bill No. - Prevention of Gun Violence: Supporting HHS rule permitting disclosure of those who for mental health reasons should not have gun permits. No Bill No. - Meaningful Use: Recommending postponement of Meaningful Use Stage 3 until current system is accepted. No Bill No. - Prevention of Prescription Drug Abuse: Supporting drug monitoring programs and interstate exchange of data. No Bill No.- President's Budget: Supporting funding for prevention of prescription drug abuse, for research on Zika virus, and enhanced federal matching for Medicaid expansion. No Bill No.- Chronic Care Management: Supporting cost-effective solutions for Medicare patients with multiple chronic diseases. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Pricing: Supporting effort to test better methods to pay for drugs administered in the physician's office. No Bill No. - Concussions Round table/House E&C Committee: Concussion Meetings. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccines: Adult vaccines Report Language. No Bill No. - Health IT: Urging members to introduce Meaningful Use flexibility legislation, Meetings on telehealth. No Bill No. - Primary Care: Urged members to join the Primary Care Coalition. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Encouraging Teaching Health Centers Reauthorization. No Bill No. - MACRA - House E&C Hearing: MACRA Implementation Hearing. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.- FY2016 budget request for AHRQ, Title VII 747, Nat'l Health Service Corps: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; AAFP spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the caucus and support primary care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Gun Violence/Appropriations: CDSC Gun Violence research. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues & Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment. No Bill No. - Childrens Health Insurance: CHIP Medicaid.
HR 2646/S 1945 - Mental Health Reform: Urged members to support Primary Care and Mental Health policies; Letter to Senate HELP. HR 3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Opposing provisions that would have repealed elements of the Affordable Care Act. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA implementation; Advocate for reforms to the Senate Finance Committee, Chronic Care Working Group; Advocate for reforms to Stark Law to smooth pathway for MACRA implementation; Advise members and committees of jurisdiction on the impacts on family medicine of certain policies under development regarding telemedicine; Advise E&C Committee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations for HRSA: Title VII Primary Care Training & NHSC. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education reforms: THCGME permanence, support for physicians reentering practice, & fix for cap harm of residents rotating thru hospitals. No Bill No. - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Title VII 747, Natl Health Service Corps: AAFP spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Opioid prescribing guidelines: Support evidence-based practice guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for chronic pain. No Bill No. - Letter on draft 2017 market place: MMM Marketplace plan coverage. No Bill No. - Measures in MACRA: Which measures MIPS and APM pathways should use. No Bill No. - Episode groups in MACRA: How episode groups are used in MIPS and APMs. No Bill No. - Measures in MACRA AHRQ: Which measures should be used. No Bill No. - Nomiatning FPs to MedPAC: Nominating FPs to MedPAC. No Bill No. - CMS on TCM code: Improvements to TCM code. No Bill No. - MU issues with CMS - Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - ACO proposed rule: Response to ACO proposed rule. No Bill No. - CMS on qualified data entities: How MACRA allows entities to study CMS data. No Bill No.- Chronic Care Management: Supporting cost-effective solutions for Medicare patients with multiple chronic diseases. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Pricing: Supporting effort to test better methods to pay for drugs administered in the physician's office. No Bill No. - Site Neutral payment for Physicians: Supporting site-neutral payment policies for Medicare and Medicaid. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccines: Adult vaccines report language.
S. 524 - Substance Use/Drugs: provided AAFP's position on the CDC prescription drug rule; and Partial Fill Bill. No Bill No - Concussions round table/House E&C Committee: Concussion meetings. No Bill No.- Gun Violence/Appropriations: Encouraging Gun Violence Prevention Research; CDC Gun Violence Research.
S. 2511 Improving Health Information Technology Act: Supporting inoperability and the prevention of information blocking. No Bill No - Meaningful Use: Recommending postponement of Meaningful Use Stage 3 until current system is accepted. No Bill No - Health IT: Urging members to introduce Meaningful Use flexibility legislation, Meetings on telehealth.
No Bill No.-Adult Vaccines: Adult Vaccines Report Language.
HR 4223 - restore graduate & professional student debt relief - POST GRAD Act FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.- FY2017 budget request for AHRQ, Title VII 747, Nat'l Health Service Corps: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; AAFP spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations for HRSA: Title VII Primary Care Training & NHSC. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education reforms: THCGME permanence, support for physicians reentering practice, & fix for cap harm of residents rotating thru hospitals. No Bill No. - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Title VII 747, Natl Health Service Corps: AAFP spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - FY2017 budget request for HHS: Adequate finding of AAFP federal budget priorities. No Bill No. - Prevention and Treatment of Concussions - Supporting Congressional review of how federal agencies can help physicians & patients prevent and treat concussions and head trauma. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Encouraging Teaching Health Centers Reauthorization. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, White House Office
S. 1695, HR 3020, HR 2029 - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. S. 1719 - Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engate (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act: Establishing a national strategy to support family caregivers. HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act/Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration for non-defense discretionary spending: Funding for AAFP priorities; mitigating budget increases for medicare part B enrollees. HR 2029 - Funding of primary care and quality research at Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Primary care research at AHRQ. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; raise awareness and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME; advocate for introduction of a bill to help fix a suite of issues predominantly impacting rural health (e.g. rotators problem); advocate for improvement of the VA GME framework to better accommodate family medicine. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: GME for community based family medicine residencies. No Bill No.-Veterans Health Administration Graduate Medical Education: Federal support for family medicine education and training. No Bill No. - National Coalition on Health Care forum on Advanced Medication Home: Primary care practice model. No Bill No. - House primary care caucus: launching the caucus. No Bill No. - Mental Health Reform: Promoting primary care physicians' role in proving mental health. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical education permanence: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Primary care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
HR 938, S 1299, S2151 - NHSC provisions in mental health reform. Primary care physician workforce. HR 3020 - Oppose House draft FY 16 bill to eliminate AHRQ: Primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT.: Prevent penalty on FPs who have not met MU2. HR 3940 - Meaningful Use 2 hardship relief: granting CMS authority to use blanket hardship exemptions for MU2 penalties. S. 1695, HR 3020, HR 2029 - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act/Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration for non-defense discretionary spending: Funding for AAFP priorities; mitigating budget increases for medicare part B enrollees. HR 2017 - Common Sense Nutrition disclosure act: Supporting current FDA policy on menu labeling. HR 2029 - Consolidated appropriations act: Permitting CDC to conduct research on gun violence. HR 2029 - Funding of primary care and quality research at Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HR 2058 FDA Deeming Clarification Act: Opposing the exemption of e-cigarettes and cigars from premarket review by the FDA. HR 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act: Integrating Primary Care and mental health. HR 3242 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act: Authorizing consumer product safety commission to require child resistant packaging for liquid nicotine. HR 3940 Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act: Granting CMS authority to use blannket hardship exemptions for Meaningful Use stage 2 penalties. HR 4234 - Primary Care Physician Reentry Act: Support family physicians wishing to re-enter practice. S. 1719 - Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engate (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act: Establishing a national strategy to support family caregivers. S. 1945 - Mental Health reform Act: Integrating primary Care and mental health. No Bill No. - Chronic Care Management: advocate for introduction of bill to eliminate the Part B coinsurance. No Bill No.- Health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful Use program; advocate for a pause on Stage 3, etc. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; raise awareness and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME; advocate for introduction of a bill to help fix a suite of issues predominantly impacting rural health (e.g. rotators problem); advocate for improvement of the VA GME framework to better accommodate family medicine. No Bill No.- Physician Payment Reform: MACRA implementation questions/conversations. No Bill No. - Internal Revenue Code: Advocate for US tax law to allow people with HSAs to contract with physicians outside of insurance (which will allow physicians practicing with direct primary care to have more access to patients). No Bill No. - HHS budget planning for FY 16&17: funding for AAFP priorities. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Primary care to achieve the triple aim in health care; Launching the caucus. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: GME for community based family medicine residencies. No Bill No. - Meaningful Use 3 implementation pause: Align MU timeline with MACRA advanced payment models. No Bill No. - Veterans Health Administration Graduate Medical Education: Federal Support of family medicine education and training. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on National Health Service Care (NHSC): Primary care physician workforce and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Congressional Public Health Caucus bfg: AAFp Federal Spending priorities. No Bill No.- HRSA Title VII technical assistance webinars: Primary Care training grants. No Bill No. - National Coalition on Advanced Medical Home: Primary care practice model. No Bill No.- AAFP initiative to address opioid abuse: Appropriate pain management preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Nominate FPs to HHS HIV committee, CDC prevention committee, VA rural Health Committee, HRSA Committee: Getting FPs on federal committees. No Bill No. - MACRA implementation: Letters regarding MACRA implementation. No Bill No. - Non-discrimination in health plans: Calling for nondiscrimination in health plans and limited English proficiency requirements. No Bill No. - Tobacco Control: tobacco cessation benefits. No Bill No. - FPs ability to treat commercial truck drivers: Ability for PCPs to treat diabetes. No Bill No. - CMS on GAO RUC report: Calling on CMS to address GAO RUC report on physician payment. No Bill No. - 2017 Marketplaces: Insurance design in 2017 plans. No Bill No. - HPV Gardasill vaccine: comments on patient info. No Bill No. - 2016 final medicare fee schedule: Commented on CMS final policy changes for 2016. No Bill No. - Advance care planning: Support for advance care planning code. No Bill No. - Discharge Planning: discharge planning proposed rule. No Bill No. - Medicaid access: Medicaid access final rule. No Bill No. - Child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine: Requiring child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Participating in White House forum on Prescription Drug Abuse. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act MACRA implementation: Responding to CMS RFT on implementation of MACRA payment methods. No Bill No. - Tobacco cessation clinical recommendations: Requiring comprehensive tobacco cessation benefit. No Bill No.-Health IT: Working to promote legislation for the FLEX-IT2 Act; and Meaningful Use flexibility; attend weekly coalition meetings. No Bill No. - Attend weekly legislative strategy meetings: Support of Legislative efforts to advance primary care policies through insurance reform, public health, graduate medical education and regulatory flexibility. No Bill No. - Legislative strategy: Promoting legislative efforts to advance primary care policies. No Bill No. - Public health coalition meeting: Advancing the integration of public health and primary care through access to mental health, injury prevention and other policies. No Bill No. - Attend Adult Vaccine monthly coalition meetings; hearing questions. No Bill No. - Primary care issues: Meaningful Use, MACRA, Mental Health. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform; preparing materials, briefing AAFP leaders , participating in coalition meetings and calls: Promoting primary care physicians' role in improving mental health. No Bill No. - Mental health/Substance Abuse: Educating policymakers about the AAFP;s views on substance abuse and mental health issues. No Bill No. - Chronic Care Management: advocate for introduction of bill to eliminate the Part B coinsurance. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, patient enrollment in marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP Program. No Bill No. - Health Market Consolidation.
HR 2029 - Funding of primary care and quality research at Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HR 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act: Integrating Primary Care and mental health. HR 3020 - Oppose House draft FY 16 bill to eliminate AHRQ: Primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT.: Prevent penalty on FPs who have not met MU2. S. 1945 - Mental Health reform Act: Integrating primary Care and mental health. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act MACRA implementation: Responding to CMS RFT on implementation of MACRA payment methods. No Bill No.- Chronic Care Management: advocate for introduction of bill to eliminate the Part B coinsurance. No Bill No.-Health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful Use Program; advocate for a pause on stage 3, etc. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; raise awareness of AAFP's policy proposals on GME; advocate for introduction of a bill that would help fix a whole suite of issues predominantly impacting rural health (e.g. rotators problem); advocate for improvement of the GME framework to better accommodate family medicine. No Bill No. - Physician payment reform: MACRA implementation questions/conversations. No Bill No. - HHS Budget and Planning for FY16&17: Funding for AAFP priorities. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Primary care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: GME for community based family medicine residencies. No Bill No. - Meaningful Use 3 implementation pause: Align MU timeline with MACRA advanced payment models. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on National Health Service Care (NHSC): Primary care physician workforce and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AAFp Initiative to address opioid use: Appropriate pain management preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Meaningful Use/interoperability roadmap: How to make EHRs work well. No Bill No. - MACRA Implementation: Letters regarding MACRA implementation. No Bill No. - Nondiscrimination in health plans: Calling for nondiscrimination in health plans and limited English proficiency requirements. No Bill No. - CMS on GAO RUC report: calling on CMS to address GAO RUC report on physician payment. No Bill No. - 2016 final Medicare fee schedule: Commented on CMS final policy changes for 2016. No Bill No. - Advance Care Planning: Support for advance care planning code. No Bill No. - discharge Planning: Discharge planning proposed rule. No Bill No. - Narrow provider networks: Updating Physician network every 30 days. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: GME for community based family medicine residencies. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: raise awareness of AAFP's policy proposals on GME; No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Primary care to achieve the triple aim in health care; Launching the caucus. No Bill No. - Delay implementation of stage 3 of meaningful use program - health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful use program. No Bill No.: Chronic Care Management: advocate for introduction of bill to eliminate Part B coinsurance.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Administration, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program to US. HR 758- Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act - Reducing frivolous lawsuits. HR 1725-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Reauthorization Act: Supporting prescription drug monitoring. HR 2709-Brfing on Professional's Access to Health Workforce Integration Act: Pathway to licensure for health professionals immigrating to US. HR 3020/S. 1695 - FY 2016 appropriations increases for AHRQ, HRSA Title VII medicine training grants, NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. HR 3099/S. 1719: Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act: Creating and advisory board at HHS to develop a strategy to support family caregivers. HR 3309: Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability (FLEX-IT 2) Act: Recasting the meaningful use of HIT program to emphasize interoperability and vendor responsibility. HR 3656/S 2100-Tobacco to 21 Act: Raising the minimum age for buying tobacco to 21. S. 1532-Affordability is Access Act: Supporting making over-the-counter contraceptives covered by insurance health plans. S. 1893 - Mental Health Improvement Awareness Act: Removing barriers to improved mental health services in primary care settings. S. 1989: Primary Care Enhancement Act: Removing impediments to broader use of Direct Primary Care. No Bill No. - Chronic Care Management: advocate for introduction of bill to eliminate the Part B coinsurance. No Bill No.- Health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful Use program; advocate for a pause on Stage 3, etc. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; raise awareness if AAFP's policy proposals on GME; support the GAO transparency letter. No Bill No. - Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA FY 16 & 17 Budget: Primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT. No Bill No. - Substance use disorders on youth athletes: Appropriate pain management, preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No.-Primary care forum: Achieving the triple aim in health care. No Bill No.-Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Federal support for family medicine education and training. No Bill No.-Innovative practices in Medication Assisted Treatment and Primary Care Coordination: Appropriate pain management, preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No.-Oppose House draft FY16 bill to eliminate AHRQ: primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT. No Bill No.-Reestablish annual appropriations for NHSC to address Health Professional Shortage Areas: Physician workforce shortages, Medical student debt. No Bill No.-Robust investment in HRSA Title VII primary care physician training: primary care workforce. No Bill No.-Title X, Family Planning Grants: access to women's health care. No Bill No.-CMS Innovation Center: support health care delivery reforms for the triple aim. No Bill No. - FP's as specialists for inpatient settings: Asking for changes so that FPs can consult with other FPs in inpatient settings. No Bill No. - Health Insurer Mergers-Concern over mergers. No Bill No.-Improving the Meaningful Use Program - Asking for interoperability and other changes to the Meaningful Use/HIT program. No Bill No.-Tobacco Control: nicotine warning labels and child resistant packaging. No Bill No.-HRSA Childhood vaccines: Nominated and FP to serve on a committee. No Bill No.-EHRs: 2015 CEHRT proposal. No Bill No.-Vaccines: Urge coverage of shingles and Tdap. No Bill No.-Insulin Pen Availability: Insulin pens at same formulary level as injectable insulin. No Bill No.-2016 proposed Medicare fee schedule: Commented on CMS proposed policy change for 2016; appropriate physician payment rules. No Bill No.-Advance Care Planning: Support for advance care planning code. No Bill No.-Medicaid Managed Care Policies: Commented on proposed changes to Medicaid managed care. No Bill No.-Agricultural Appropriations Bill: retaining the Feb. 2007 date for FDA authority over tobacco products. No Bill No. Trade Preferences Extension Act: opposing the use of reduction in Medicare provider payments to offset the cost of the bill. No Bill No.-Chronic Disease Management reforms: Improving ways policies for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions. No Bill No.-Repeal of the Affordable Care Act's Independent Advisory Board: Supporting the reform of the IPAB. No Bill No.-Advanced Care Planning: Supporting CMS proposed rule to pay for advanced care planning. No Bill No.-Consolidation of Health Insurance Plans: Expressing caution about proposed mergers of major insurance providers. No Bill No.-Prescription Drug Abuse: Prioritizing prevention of prescription drug abuse. No Bill No. - Tobacco Advertising: Asking for enforcement action against tobacco company that advertises "all Natural" cigarettes. No Bill No.-Liquid Nicotine Packaging: Recommending FDA require child-proof packaging for liquid nicotine packages. No Bill No.-Mental Health Reform: Advocated to eliminate insurance mental health carve outs. No Bill No.-Health IT: Urged support for the FLEX-IT2 Act; stage 3 delay and Meaningful Use flexibility. No Bill No.-Chronic Care Management Codes: Lobbying for potential legislation to eliminate patient co-pays associates with the CCMC. No Bill No.-Health Insurance Marketplace Issues & Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance - CHIP Program. No Bill No. - Health Market Consolidation - Health Insurance consolidation, provider consolidation, hospital consolidation.
HR 2 - Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. S. 1695, HR 3020 - FY 2016 appropriations increases for AHRQ, HRSA Title VII medicine training grants, NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; raise awareness and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA FY 16 & 17 Budget: Primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT. No Bill No. - Substance use disorders on youth athletes: Appropriate pain management, preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No.-Primary care forum: Achieving the triple aim in health care. No Bill No.-Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Federal support for family medicine education and training. No Bill No.-Innovative practices in Medication Assisted Treatment and Primary Care Coordination: Appropriate pain management, preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No.-Robust investment in HRSA Title VII primary care physician training; primary care workforce. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's GME proposal and support for the GAO transparency letter.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Administration, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
HR 2-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: Elimination of fee for service SGR formula and funding for Teaching Halath Centers, Community Health Centers & Children's Health Insurance; Supported repeal of SGR and finding for THC; advocate for Senate to pass house Bill that would repeal SGR repeal and reform physician payment. HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. HR 2-Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate: Repeal SGR, positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 596 Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA. HR 1190-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act: Repeal of the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR 1892-Trade Adjustment Assistance Act: Elimination of extension of Medicare provider payment sequester to pay for trade adjustment assistance. S. 1549-Care Planning Act: Supporting coverage for advanced care planning and discussions of treatment optoins for end of life care. No Bill No.-Health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful Use Program and about policies needed to achieve interoperability. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME and for greater transparency within the Medicare GME program. No Bill No.-Support THCGME per resident amount close to current funding of $150,000; Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.-Speakers for Family Medicine Congressional Conference 2015: Health Information Technology. No Bill No.-Oppose Cuts to CMS in House draft FY16 bill: Competent administration of Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP. No Bill No.-Medicare Advantage and CCM Services: Urged adequate networks and MA coverage of the CCM code. No Bill No. - Mental Health and Addiction: Medicaid managed care access to mental and substance abuse services. No Bill No.-EHR Meaningful Use regulations: Shortening the MU reporting period for 2015 to 90 consecutive days rather than full year. No Bill No.-ACA Preventative Health Benefits: Supporting efforts to publicize the availability of preventative health benefits. No Bill No.-Chronic Care Working Group of the Senate finance Committee: Proposals to improve polocies for medicare beneficiaries who have multiple chronic conditions. No Bill No.-Extend Medicare/Medicare parity for primary care services: Extend increase in Medicaid payments for primary care services to Medicare levels beyond 2015. No Bill No.- Chronic Care Management Codes
HR 2-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: Advocate for Senate to pass house Bill that would repeal SGR repeal and reform physician payment. HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. HR 2-National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization: NHSC scholarship, debt relief & physicians for underserved. HR 6: 21st Century Cures: Opposing standard time lines for vaccine approvals. HR 471 Ensuring Patent Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act: Promoting collaboration among gov't agencies to keep drug regitries current and accurate. HR 596-Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA. HR 662-Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act: Opposing exemption for FDA review of recent tobacco products. HR 1190-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act: Repeal of the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR 2017-Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act: Opposing wekaing of menu labeling requirements. HR 2058-FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act: Opposing exemption for FDA review of recent tobacco products. HR 2530 Friendly Airports for Mothers Act: Supporting the requirement that airports have lactation areas. HR 2698-Tanning Tax Repeal Act: Opposing efforts to repeal tax on tanning salons. S. 430-Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising: Supporting supplemental authority to FTC to regulate advertising of e-cigarettes. S. 1446-Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond to Health and Wellness Act: Supporting training for health professionals to recognize victims of human trafficking. S. 1695-FY 2016 funding increases for AHRQ Title VII section 747, NHSC, Rural Physician Training Grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. (S.Con.Res.11) Budget resolution: Opposing budget instructions related to repealing the Affordable Care Act. No Bill No.- Health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful Use program and about policies needed to achieve interoperability. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GMEand for greater transparency within the Medicare GME Program. No Bill No.- Support THCGME per resident amount close to current funding of $150,000: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.-Protect ACA mandatory trust funds: Prevention, Primary Care and Health Care Coverage for all. No Bill No. - Speakers for Family Medicine Congressional Conference 2015: Health Information technology. No Bill No.-FY16 & 17 budget for Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: Primary care practice based research, patient safety, HIT. No Bill No.-Oppose Houst draft FY16 bill to eliminate AHRQ: primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT. No Bill No.-Reestablish annual appropriations for NHSC to address Health Professional Shortage Areas: Physician workforce shotages, Medical student debt. No Bill No.-Robust investment in HRSA Title VII primary care physician training. No Bill No.-Medicare Advantage and CCM Services: Urged adequate networks and MA coverage of the CCM code. No Bill No.-Health Insurer Mergers: Concern over mergers. No Bill No.-Mental Health and Addictions: Medicaid managed care access to mental and substance abuse services. No Bill No.-Controlled Substances and EHRs: Concern over lack of national approach to electronically prescribing controlled substances. No Bill No.-HRSA childhood vaccines: Nominated a FP to serve on a committee. No Bill No.-EHRs: 2015 CEHRT proposal No Bill No.-Vaccines: Urge covereage of shingles and Tdap. No Bill No.-FDA Proposed Rule Deeming its Regulatory Authority over nicotine delivery devices, like e-cigarettes: Completion of review on FDA rule asserting authority to regulate nicotine delivery systems like e-cigarettes. No Bill No.-EHR Meaningful Use regulations: Shortening the MY reporting period for 2015 to 90 consecutive days rather than full year. No Bill No.-ACA Preventative Health Benefits: Supporting efforts to publicize the availability of preventative health benefits. No Bill No.-Chronic Care Woeking Group of the Senate Finance Committee: Proposals to improve policies for Medicare beneficiaries who have multiple chronic conditions. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending. No Bill No.- Educated memers about the Chronic Care Management Codes Challenges. No Bill No.-Mental Health: Educated staff about the barriers that exist regarding mental helath access and discussed mental helath/primary care integration policies. No Bill No.-Primary Care Caucus: Asked for support to lead a primary care caucus. No Bill No.-Health Insurance Marketplace issues & Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No.-Childrens Health Insurance - CHIP Program
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Administration, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
HR 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: Supported repeal of SGR and finding for THC; Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. HR 2 Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustaninability of the THCGME program. HR 596 Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA. S.536 Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act: change tax treatment on IHS loan repayment to be like NHSC. No Bill No.-Teaching Health Centers: Initiate bipartisan sign-on letter to Leadership; lobby house offices for signatures; Supported a "Dear Collegue" letter urging finding for Teaching Health Centers (THC). No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; Response to Energy and Commerce Committee questions on GME program; explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education: Reauthorize and fund Teaching Health Centers programs that fund promary care training in community settings. No Bill No.-Hospital Improvements for Apyment Act-draft: Asked that savings created by the bill be used for ambulatory primary care training. No Bill No.-FY 2016 finding increases for AHRQ Title VII section 747, NHSC, Rural Physician Training Grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation: NHSC scholarship, debt relief and physicians for underserved. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Urge Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration: Protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Friends of HRSA & Health Professions & Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII, NHSC, rural physician training grants.
HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. HR 2-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: Supported repeal of SGR and finding for THC. HR 270 (ICD-10)-Health IT FLEX-IT Act: Secure House democratic sponsor for bill; lobby member offices to support bill; lobby White House to include in rulemaking; Urge Congress to provide flexibility to health IT rules/laws. HR 596 Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA. HR 662-FDA Regulation of Cigars: Opposed legislation to exempt cigars from FDA regulation. HR 1470 (S. 810)-SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act: Asked for repealof the SGR and setting up alternative payment models. S. 536 Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act: Change tax treatment on HIS loan repayment to be like NHSC. No Bill No.-SGR Repeal and Replacement Process: advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill No.-Teaching Health Centers: Initiate bipartisan sign-on letter to Leadership; lobby house offices for signatures; Supported a "Dear Colleague" letter urging finding for Teaching Health Centers (THC). No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; Response to Energy and Commerce Committee questions on GME program; explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-FY 2016 finding increases for AHRQ Title VII section 747, NHSC, Rural Physician Training Grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation: NHSC scholarship, debt relief and physicians for underserved. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Urge Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration: Protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Women's Lung Health Promotion; women's health No Bill No.-Friends of HRSA & Health Professions & Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII, NHSC, rural physician training grants. No Bill No.-Friends of AHRQ: Primary care research, practice, transformation, patient safety, patient-centered outcomes research. No Bill No.-Initiative to prevent opioid overdose, dependence and death. No Bill No.-Medicare Advantage and CCM Services: Urged adequate networks and MA coverage of the CCM code. No Bill No.-Nominated family physicians to MedPac; nominated family physicians to MedPac. No Bill No.-Medicare Accountable Care Organization proposed rule: Commented in the 2nd proposed ACO rule in favor of primary care. No Bill No.-Co-pays for Mental Health Services: Supporting the elimination of co-pays for VA patients for mental health services. No Bill No.-Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center: Supported amicus brief in favor of allowing physician practices to sue states for inadequate Medicaid payments. No Bill No.-HHS Goal of Moving Medicare Payment to Improve Quality: Joined HHS Secretary in support of effort to move payments away from volume to value. No Bill No.-King v. Burwell: Joined amicus brief in favor of retaining subsidies in federal health insurance marketplaces. No Bill No.-Verterans Choic Program: Urged VA to increase local physician participation in verterans healthcare through increased payments. No Bill No.-Funding for FDA Food Safety programs: Supported funding for FDA to implement Food Safety Moderation Program. No Bill No.-Health Insurance Marketplace issues & Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No.-Childrens Health Insurance - CHIP Program No Bill No.- 21st Century Cures: Support vaccine access
HR 596 Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA. S.536 Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act: change tax treatment on IHS loan repayment to be like NHSC. No Bill No.-FY 2016 finding increases for AHRQ Title VII section 747, NHSC, Rural Physician Training Grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Urge Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration: Protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-FY 2016 Administration budget request: Federal spending prioroties to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-Women's Lung Health Promotion: women's health. No Bill No.-Friends of HRSA & Health Professions & Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII, NHSC, rural physician training grants. No Bill No. - Friends of AHRQ: Primary care research, practice transformation, patient safety, patient-centered outcomes, research. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Administration, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office