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Reported covered position: Deputy District Director, Congressman Kevin Brady (Nov 2014 - July 2015) Legislative Assistant, Congressman Joe Heck, D.O. (October 2013 - Nov 2014) Health Policy Fellow, Congressman Michael Burgess, M.D. (April 2013 - October 2013)
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Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF. Oppose elimination of GradPLUS. Oppose requirement to separately incorporate specialized accrediting agencies.
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ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES via ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation. Issue: Educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support extension of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts delay Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 7217, Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act, Title I H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Source: Senate LDA
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act. Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act H.R.6543, Aim Higher Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF. Oppose elimination of GradPLUS. Oppose requirement to separately incorporate specialized accrediting agencies.
Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF. Oppose elimination of GradPLUS. Oppose requirement to separately incorporate specialized accrediting agencies.
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Support delay in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation. Issue: Educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support extension of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts delay Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 7217, Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act, Title I H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the accreditation of osteopathic residency training programs for purposes of graduate medical education payments under the Medicare program.
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act. Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act H.R.6543, Aim Higher Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF. Oppose elimination of GradPLUS. Oppose requirement to separately incorporate specialized accrediting agencies.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the accreditation of osteopathic residency training programs for purposes of graduate medical education payments under the Medicare program.
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF. Oppose elimination of GradPLUS. Oppose requirement to separately incorporate specialized accrediting agencies.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the accreditation of osteopathic residency training programs for purposes of graduate medical education payments under the Medicare program.
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF. Oppose elimination of GradPLUS. Oppose requirement to separately incorporate specialized accrediting agencies.
Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 House Draft FY 2019 Labor HHS-Education spending bill Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH) and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B H.R. 5895 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending. H.R.3, Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act Issue: Oppose rescissions of federal health and student aid funding
ACE Kids Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
ACE Kids Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation. Issue: Educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support extension of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts delay Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 7217, Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act, Title I H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
EMPOWER Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Repeal and replace of Affordable Care Act. Support continuation high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Affirm the safety of vaccines Issue: Support the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Potential nominations for presidential appointments Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support the Hospitals Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks.
EMPOWER Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
EMPOWER Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
HEALTHY KIDS Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Support delay in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
HEALTHY KIDS Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Support delay in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
PROSPER Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act. Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act H.R.6543, Aim Higher Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF. Oppose elimination of GradPLUS. Oppose requirement to separately incorporate specialized accrediting agencies.
PROSPER Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF. Oppose elimination of GradPLUS. Oppose requirement to separately incorporate specialized accrediting agencies.
PROSPER Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF. Oppose elimination of GradPLUS. Oppose requirement to separately incorporate specialized accrediting agencies.
340B PAUSE Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
340B PAUSE Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Support delay in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
340B PAUSE Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Repeal and replace of Affordable Care Act. Support continuation high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Affirm the safety of vaccines Issue: Support the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Potential nominations for presidential appointments Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support the Hospitals Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks.
Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Repeal and replace of Affordable Care Act. Support continuation high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Affirm the safety of vaccines Issue: Support the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Potential nominations for presidential appointments Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support the Hospitals Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks.
Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Repeal and replace of Affordable Care Act. Support continuation high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Affirm the safety of vaccines Issue: Support the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Potential nominations for presidential appointments Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support the Hospitals Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks.
Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
340B Optimization Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
340B Optimization Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Opioid Workforce Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Opioid Workforce Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Opioid Workforce Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation. Issue: Educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support extension of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts delay Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 7217, Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act, Title I H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 House Draft FY 2019 Labor HHS-Education spending bill Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH) and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B H.R. 5895 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending. H.R.3, Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act Issue: Oppose rescissions of federal health and student aid funding
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158/ H.R. 6470, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 P.L. 115-245, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, Division B Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Encourage consideration of forthcoming NIH plan for chimp sanctuaries. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee and oppose across-the-board cuts. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education. Oppose cuts to graduate medical education. P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B P.L.115-244, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 House Draft FY 2019 Labor HHS-Education spending bill Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH) and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B H.R. 5895 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending. H.R.3, Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act Issue: Oppose rescissions of federal health and student aid funding
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
SERV Communities Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
SERV Communities Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Drug Discount Accountability Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Drug Discount Accountability Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158/ H.R. 6470, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 P.L. 115-245, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, Division B Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Encourage consideration of forthcoming NIH plan for chimp sanctuaries. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee and oppose across-the-board cuts. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education. Oppose cuts to graduate medical education. P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B P.L.115-244, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
Aim Higher Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act. Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act H.R.6543, Aim Higher Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF. Oppose elimination of GradPLUS. Oppose requirement to separately incorporate specialized accrediting agencies.
IMPROVE Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation. Issue: Educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support extension of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts delay Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 7217, Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act, Title I H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Repeal and replace of Affordable Care Act. Support continuation high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Affirm the safety of vaccines Issue: Support the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Potential nominations for presidential appointments Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support the Hospitals Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks.
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Repeal and replace of Affordable Care Act. Support continuation high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Affirm the safety of vaccines Issue: Support the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Potential nominations for presidential appointments Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support the Hospitals Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks.
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Support delay in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation. Issue: Educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support extension of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts delay Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 7217, Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act, Title I H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Helping Ensure Low-income Patients have Access to Care and Treatment
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Helping Ensure Low-income Patients have Access to Care and Treatment
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Support delay in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Helping Ensure Low-income Patients have Access to Care and Treatment
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Support delay in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Opioid Workforce Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Opioid Workforce Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation. Issue: Educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support extension of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts delay Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 7217, Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act, Title I H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Opioid Workforce Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation. Issue: Educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support extension of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts delay Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 7217, Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act, Title I H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158/ H.R. 6470, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 P.L. 115-245, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, Division B Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Encourage consideration of forthcoming NIH plan for chimp sanctuaries. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee and oppose across-the-board cuts. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education. Oppose cuts to graduate medical education. P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B P.L.115-244, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 House Draft FY 2019 Labor HHS-Education spending bill Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH) and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B H.R. 5895 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending. H.R.3, Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act Issue: Oppose rescissions of federal health and student aid funding
Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158/ H.R. 6470, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 P.L. 115-245, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, Division B Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Encourage consideration of forthcoming NIH plan for chimp sanctuaries. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee and oppose across-the-board cuts. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education. Oppose cuts to graduate medical education. P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B P.L.115-244, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 House Draft FY 2019 Labor HHS-Education spending bill Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH) and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B H.R. 5895 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending. H.R.3, Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act Issue: Oppose rescissions of federal health and student aid funding
Expanding Access to DSMT Act of 2018
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
ACE Kids Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation. Issue: Educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support extension of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts delay Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 7217, Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act, Title I H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
ACE Kids Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation. Issue: Educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support extension of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts delay Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 7217, Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act, Title I H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Repeal and replace of Affordable Care Act. Support continuation high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Affirm the safety of vaccines Issue: Support the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Potential nominations for presidential appointments Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support the Hospitals Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks.
Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES via ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
2018 · third_quarter · Q3
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158/ H.R. 6470, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 P.L. 115-245, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, Division B Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Encourage consideration of forthcoming NIH plan for chimp sanctuaries. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH), Prevention Research Centers, and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee and oppose across-the-board cuts. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education. Oppose cuts to graduate medical education. P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B P.L.115-244, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs P.L. 115-241, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid addiction Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. P.L. 115-176/H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). H.R. 6378/S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program S. 3366, Maternal CARE Act Issue: Support efforts to reduce preventable maternal mortality H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
P.L. 115-97, Tax Cuts and Jobs Creation Act Issue: Oppose the excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities. Track IRS implementation of the excise tax on compensation for certain employees at tax-exempt organizations and the provision that would include name and logo royalties under unrelated business income tax
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. H.R. 3325/S. 428, ACE Kids Act Issue: Support legislation to improve health care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid Issue: Oppose Physician Fee Schedule rule proposal to collapse Medicare E/M coding
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act. Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act H.R.6543, Aim Higher Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF. Oppose elimination of GradPLUS. Oppose requirement to separately incorporate specialized accrediting agencies.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
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2018 · second_quarter · Q2
P.L. 115-97, Tax Cuts and Jobs Creation Act Issue: Track IRS implementation of the excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities, the excise tax on compensation for certain employees at tax-exempt organizations, and the provision that would include name and logo royalties under unrelated business income tax
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF. Oppose elimination of GradPLUS. Oppose requirement to separately incorporate specialized accrediting agencies.
Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Support continuation of high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R.5385, Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs S.3095 / H.R. 2574, Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Support bill to increase scholarship opportunities for medical students and encourage primary care workforce development Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Support reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 S.2711, Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations, and investing in research and education. H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Issue: Support legislation revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Draft House legislation) Issue: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act Issue: Support bill to rescind Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals and improve program integrity H.R. 5598: 340B Optimization Act Issue: Oppose bill that would change eligibility metrics in the 340B program H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a user fee on hospitals that participate in the 340B program
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S.3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 House Draft FY 2019 Labor HHS-Education spending bill Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and on salary support. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH) and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. Support increased funding allocations for Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee. Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B H.R. 5895 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B S. 3072 / H.R 5952 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending. H.R.3, Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act Issue: Oppose rescissions of federal health and student aid funding
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education H.R. 5818/S.2843, Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 Issue: Support additional funding for graduate medical education for addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain management residency programs S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare GME payment formulas Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issue: Oppose overly burdensome discussion draft Medicaid GME transparency legislation as part of opioid legislative package Issue: Submit letter and educate Congress on role of academic medicine as it relates to price transparency initiatives S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Issue: Support policy eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion and revising 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 to amend the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
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2018 · first_quarter · Q1
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF. Oppose elimination of GradPLUS. Oppose requirement to separately incorporate specialized accrediting agencies.
P.L. 115-97, Tax Cuts and Jobs Creation Act Issue: Track IRS implementation of the excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities, the excise tax on compensation for certain employees at tax-exempt organizations, and the provision that would include name and logo royalties under unrelated business income tax.
H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division E P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Support delay in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues S. 2312, 340B HELP Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium and add additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018 Issue: Oppose bill that would require hospitals to report total 340B acquisition costs Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support a third agreement period for certain Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare Shared Savings Program Issue: Support a delay in CMS issuing a final national coverage decision until the agency has an opportunity to receive and consider alternatives to limiting coverage to FDA-approved diagnostic tests developed using Next Generation Sequencing technology. Issue: Support nominees for the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Presidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Division H P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH) and for research on gun violence. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Support funding to combat opioid epidemic. P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division B P.L. 115-120, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division B Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF); support repeal of the Tiahrt amendment to allow Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to release info about firearms database to CDC and NSF. P.L. 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Division C and E Issue: Support budget agreement that raises defense and non-defense spending caps and overrides sequestration. Support funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Support delay of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts, repeal of the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board, and passage of S. 870, the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017. Oppose inclusion of report language undermining the transition to a unified graduate medical education accreditation. Issue: Support the reauthorization of and extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending. Issue: Support emergency supplemental funding for the CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program and the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Responses Hospital Preparedness Program.
S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Repeal and replace of Affordable Care Act. Support continuation high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Affirm the safety of vaccines Issue: Support the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Potential nominations for presidential appointments Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by hurricanes, and educate Congress on the shortage of IV saline fluid and injectable drug shortage. H.R. 5247, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act. Issue: Oppose Right to Try legislation that removes safety measures under FDAs current expanded access program. Issue: Support policies to address the opioid epidemic including improving coverage and payment for non-opioid therapies, enhancing usability of PDMPs, addressing physician shortages, promoting medication assisted treatment, eliminating Medicare limits on in-patient psychiatric hospital treatment, eliminating Medicaid IMD exclusion, aligning privacy regulations and investing in research and education, and reauthorizing the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support the Hospitals Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act. H.R.4776 Hospital Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Hospital Preparedness Program Issue: Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Issue: Amend Controlled Substances Act to improve MAT waiver process for qualified health professionals. H.R. 5261, Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Issue: Provide grants to regional Centers of Excellence in substance use disorder education. Issue: Support legislative solutions to fire arm related injuries and fatalities including research, public health surveillance, and firearm background checks.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
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2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Pesidents Budget, FY 2019 P.L. 115-56, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F H.R. 3358 / S.1771, Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Act, 2018, Titles II and III Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Support funding for CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program (REACH). Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Issue: Support increased 302(b) subcommittee allocations for Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies P.L. 115-56, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018, Division K H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018, Title II H.R. 2998 / S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, Title II, Title VI Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-56, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2018, Title III Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) FY 2017 Budget Resolution Issue: Repeal and replace of the ACA. Oppose reconciliation instructions to cut health, education, and research programs. Support non-defense discretionary spending P.L. 115-56, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 3922, the Community Health and Medical Professional Improve our National (CHAMPION) Act of 2017 H.R. 3862, the National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act of 2017 Support mandatory funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending. Issue: Support emergency supplemental funding for the CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program and the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Responses Hospital Preparedness Program. Issue: Support budget agreement that raises defense and non-defense spending caps and overrides sequestration.
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017/Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017/Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act/Graham-Cassidy-Heller- Johnson Amendment Issue: ACA repeal and replace legislation and Medicaid changes. S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Repeal and replace of Affordable Care Act. Support continuation high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs Issue: Educate Congress and support training on substance abuse, pain management, and safe prescribing praactices. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Oppose reductions to hospital reimbursements under 340B Drug Pricing Program Issue: Support the Hospitals Preparedness Program Issue: Affirm the safety of vaccines Issue: Support the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Potential nominations for presidential appointments Issue: Support policies to address IV fluid shortage exacerbated by Hurricane Maria
H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Creation Act Issue: Maintain the tax exemption for Private Activity Bonds and Advance Refunding bonds, tax-free tuition waivers for graduate students, the Student Loan Interest Deduction and the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit, and the shared responsibility payment for individuals failing to maintain minimum essential coverage. Oppose an excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities, an excise tax on compensation for certain employees at tax-exempt organizations, and a provision that would include name and logo royalties under unrelated business income tax. Oppose repeal of the ACA individual mandate.
Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. S. 1827, Keep Kids Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issues: Support extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Issue: Support delay in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. H.R. 4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Issue: Support rescission of Medicare cuts to hospitals that participate in 340B Drug Pricing Program H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act Issue: Oppose bill that would impose a moratorium on 340B hospitals and other issues
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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2017 · third_quarter · Q3
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education Submitted comments to: -NIH on Strategies to Enhance Physician-Scientist Training through the NIGMS Medical Scientist Training Program
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017/Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017/Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act/Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Amendment Issue: ACA repeal and replace legislation and Medicaid changes. S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Repeal and replace of Affordable Care Act. Support continuation high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs H.R. 959/S. 1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issue: Support reauthorization of Title VIII nursing workforce development programs Executive Order 13784 Issue: Training in substance abuse, pain management. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: Oppose reductions to hospital reimbursements under 340B Drug Pricing Program Issue: Support the Hospitals Preparedness Program Issue: Affirm the safety of vaccines Issue: Support the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Potential nominations for presidential appointments Submitted comments to: -FDA on the training of health care providers on pain management and safe use of opioid analgesics
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2017 · second_quarter · Q2
Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education Submitted comments to: -Department of Education (ED) on Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) -ED on suspension of the Internal Revenue Service Data Retrieval Tool
Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose inclusion of Medicare add-on payments in Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Support legislation providing three full years of federal Medicaid matching funding to states that expand Medicaid Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issues: Support extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.)to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Delay Medcaid DSH cuts. Issue: Nominations for Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) new commissioners Submitted comments to: -CMS on Episode Payment Models -CMS on Medicaid Managed Care regulations -CMS on the FY 2018 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule -CMS on reducing regulatory burdens imposed by the Affordable Care Act
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2017 · first_quarter · Q1
Presidents Budget, FY 2017 (amended supplemental request) S. 3040/H.R. 5916 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Act, 2017, Title II Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose rescissions from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Oppose additional continuing resolutions. Oppose cuts to NIH and health professions programs to fund Administrations supplemental request. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. FY 2017 Budget Reconciliation Issue: Repeal and replace of the ACA. Oppose elimination of Prevention and Public Health Fund Presidents Budget, FY 2018 Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose cuts to NIH, including limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act, Division A Issue: Support implementation of Innovation Fund. Issue: Support non-defense discretionary spending Issue: Support mandatory funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) authorized under P.L. 114-10, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) Issues: Oppose proposed reductions in Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments; oppose use of Medicare GME funding for creation of new GME grant program. Oppose Independent Payment Advisory Panel (IPAB) and site-neutral payment policy. Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
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2017 · first_quarter · RR
Medicare Reinvesment for teaching hospital and teaching physicians. Federal Support for Graduate Medical Education. Geographic Variation in Medicare cost.
Medicare Reinvesment for teaching hospital and teaching physicians. Federal Support for Graduate Medical Education. Geographic Variation in Medicare cost.
Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments H.R. 2267/ S. 1301, Resident Shortage Physician Reduction Act of 2017 Issue: Support additional funding of graduate medical education Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. S. 1827, Keep Kids Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3921, Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 Issues: Support extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Issue: Support delay in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: ACA Section 1115 and 1332 Medicaid Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Submitted comments to: -CMS regarding overall Hospital Quality Star Rating program -CMS on the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Program for CY 2018 -CMS on CY 2018 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule -CMS on CY 2018 updates to the Quality Payment Program proposed rule -CMS on reducing regulatory burdens imposed by the ACA
P.L. 115-56, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018, Division F H.R. 3358 / S.1771, Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Act, 2018, Titles II and III Presidents Budget, FY 2018 Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Oppose restrictions on fetal tissue and embryonic stem cell research. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Issue: Support increased 302(b) subcommittee allocations for Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies P.L. 115-56, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018, Division K H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018, Title II H.R. 2998 / S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, Title II, Title VI Presidents Budget, FY 2018 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Oppose restrictions on use of canines in VA medical research. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) P.L. 115-56, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2018, Title III Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) FY 2017 Budget Resolution Issue: Repeal and replace of the ACA. Oppose reconciliation instructions to cut health, education, and research programs. Support non-defense discretionary spending H.R. 3922, the Community Health and Medical Professional Improve our National (CHAMPION) Act of 2017 H.R. 3862, the National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act of 2017 Support mandatory funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program. Oppose cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act/Better Care Reconciliation Act Issue: ACA repeal and replace legislation and Medicaid per capita cap and block grant provisions. S. 455, Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Repeal and replace of Affordable Care Act. Support continuation high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs Issue: Training in substance abuse, pain management. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: 340B Drug Pricing Program Issue: Support the Hospitals Preparedness Program Issue: Affirm the safety of vaccines Issue: Support the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests Issue: Potential nominations for presidential appointments Submitted comments to: -The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on enhancing patient engagement efforts across FDA -FDA regarding the training of health care providers on pain management and safe use of opioid analgesics
Draft, Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Act, 2018, Titles II and III Presidents Budget, FY 2018 Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Oppose cuts to NIH, including limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose reorganization of NIH and AHRQ without stakeholder input and deliberation. Support funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. Issue: Support increased 302(b) subcommittee allocations for Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies H.R. 2998 / S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, Title II, Title VI Presidents Budget, FY 2018 Issue: Support funding for Veterans Affairs medical research, research infrastructure, and community care. Support funding for DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2018, Title III Issue: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) P.L. 115-31/ H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017, Division H S. 3040/ H.R. 5916, Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Act, 2017, Titles II and III Presidents Budget, FY 2017 (amended supplemental request) Issues: Support funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Title VII and Title VIII health professions and nursing education programs, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), Hospital Preparedness Program, and biodefense and public health preparedness programs. Maintain NIH salary cap at Executive Level II. Oppose rescissions from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Oppose additional continuing resolutions. Oppose cuts to NIH and health professions programs to fund Administrations supplemental request. Support funding for Department of Education and federal student aid. FY 2017 Budget Reconciliation Issue: Repeal and replace of the ACA. Oppose elimination of Prevention and Public Health Fund Issue: Support non-defense discretionary spending Issue: Support mandatory funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) authorized under P.L. 114-10, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) Issue: Oppose Medicare payment reductions as offsets for non-Medicare spending.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), 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), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act Issue: ACA repeal and replace legislation and Medcaid per capita cap and block grant provisions. S. 455 Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 Issue: Support technical correction to increase access to physician services in rural communities by allowing teaching hospitals to count resident time spent in critical access hospitals for purposes of Medicare GME payments. Issue: Educate congressional staff on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Issue: Repeal and replace of Affordable Care Act. Support continuation high-quality affordable health insurance through preservation of current levels of health care coverage. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Reauthorization of Title VII health professions programs Issue: Training in substance abuse, pain management. Strategies to prevent, identify, and treat opioid dependence Issue: 340B Drug Pricing Program Issue: Support the Hospitals Preparedness Program Issue: Affirm the safety of vaccines Issue: Support the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Support Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Issue: Promote resilience of health professionals Issue: Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests Issue: Potential nominations for presidential appointments
Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose inclusion of Medicare add-on payments in Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. Issue: Support legislation providing three full years of federal Medicaid matching funding to states that expand Medicaid Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. Issues: Support extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Issue: Modify CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to allow stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Support inclusion of sociodemographic status as part of quality programs Issue: Medicaid Section 1115 and 1332 Waivers Issue: ACA Medicaid expansion. Maintain commitment to match State spending on medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries without limits, caps, or block grants. Maintain and enforce network adequacy requirements and mandate sufficient payments to providers. Delay Medcaid DSH cuts. Issue: Nominations for Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) new commissioners Submitted comments to: CMS on AAMC regulatory priorities regarding, quality, GME and IME payments, MACRA, alternative payment models, fraud and abuse, and other issues of concern CMS on the Market Stabilization Proposed Rule CMS on comment on the Medicare Appeals Process
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), 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), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office