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Ryan Creedon Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Specific issues are shown only where the LDA source assigned them to this lobbyist. Targets apply to the associated filing.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2012 · first_quarter · 1A
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Source: Senate LDA
Ryan Creedon Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Ryan Creedon Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Conference call on FY2013 HHS spending request, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Medicare Part D, Ensure that CMS continues to hear from practicing physicians on drug issues, including Part D. No Bill Number, GME, Advocate for GME pilot project.
Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Conference call on FY2013 HHS spending request, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Medicare Part D, Ensure that CMS continues to hear from practicing physicians on drug issues, including Part D. No Bill Number, GME, Advocate for GME pilot project.
Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, FY2013 appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, FY2013 appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, FY2013 appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Conference call on FY2013 HHS spending request, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Medicare Part D, Ensure that CMS continues to hear from practicing physicians on drug issues, including Part D. No Bill Number, GME, Advocate for GME pilot project.
Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Conference call on FY2013 HHS spending request, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Medicare Part D, Ensure that CMS continues to hear from practicing physicians on drug issues, including Part D. No Bill Number, GME, Advocate for GME pilot project.
Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Conference call on FY2013 HHS spending request, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Medicare Part D, Ensure that CMS continues to hear from practicing physicians on drug issues, including Part D. No Bill Number, GME, Advocate for GME pilot project.
Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Conference call on FY2013 HHS spending request, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Medicare Part D, Ensure that CMS continues to hear from practicing physicians on drug issues, including Part D. No Bill Number, GME, Advocate for GME pilot project.
Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
College Student Relief Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Conference call on FY2013 HHS spending request, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Medicare Part D, Ensure that CMS continues to hear from practicing physicians on drug issues, including Part D. No Bill Number, GME, Advocate for GME pilot project.
College Student Relief Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Conference call on FY2013 HHS spending request, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Medicare Part D, Ensure that CMS continues to hear from practicing physicians on drug issues, including Part D. No Bill Number, GME, Advocate for GME pilot project.
To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program.authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare quality improvement, suggestions to evolve the problematic PQRS. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued COPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Request revisions to the proposed Medicare Shared Savings program, Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1345-P). No Bill Number, Establish budget for US government for FY2012 and set budgetary levels for FY2013, through FY2021.
To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program.authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare quality improvement, suggestions to evolve the problematic PQRS. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued COPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Request revisions to the proposed Medicare Shared Savings program, Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1345-P). No Bill Number, Establish budget for US government for FY2012 and set budgetary levels for FY2013, through FY2021.
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to convert funding for personal responsibility education programs from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program.authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare quality improvement, suggestions to evolve the problematic PQRS. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued COPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Request revisions to the proposed Medicare Shared Savings program, Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1345-P). No Bill Number, Establish budget for US government for FY2012 and set budgetary levels for FY2013, through FY2021.
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to convert funding for personal responsibility education programs from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to convert funding for personal responsibility education programs from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to convert funding for personal responsibility education programs from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program.authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare quality improvement, suggestions to evolve the problematic PQRS. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued COPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Request revisions to the proposed Medicare Shared Savings program, Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1345-P). No Bill Number, Establish budget for US government for FY2012 and set budgetary levels for FY2013, through FY2021.
To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res. 44 and 48, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services. H.R. 1256, Appropriate valuation of primary care and other cognitive services, Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in proper valuation of codes under the Medicare Physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Stakeholders meeting on Labor-HHS-Education FY 2011 appropriations bill, Promote AAFP federal budget priorities Title VII, Sec 747 and Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts. No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Support expanded NHSC loan and scholarships. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and Teaching Health Centers funding. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs and Medicare payment. No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, Patient outcomes research, health information technology, medical liability and practice enhancement. No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training, workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps. No Bill Number, Partnership for Primary Care Workforce, Title VII National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. No Bill Number, Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Repeal of Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, Support enhancements to primary care and health care coverage in the law to be repealed. No Bill Number, Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH)Act, Support for hard cap on non-economic damages. No Bill Number, Rule on Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors, Support for limits on RAC audits. No Bill Number, Physician Quality Report System, Support for more rapid PQRS feedback reports. No Bill Number, Pediatric Quality Measures, Support for the core set of pediatric quality measures as interim. No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Support for continuity of Care Record Standard and determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, Medical Loss Ration Regulations, Support for including expenses that provide data for improving quality of care in calculating medical loss ratio. No Bill Number, Antitrust in Accountable Care Organizations, Support for clear and decisive directions on physicians in ACOs avoiding anti-trust problems. No Bill Number, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Support for a family physician being appointed to the methodology committee. No Bill Number, Childhood Obesity Preventions, Education of physicians to use appropriate methods to help patients avoid obesity. No Bill Number, Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services Corp. No Bill Number, Federal Budget for 2012, Support for President's proposal to prevent reductions in physician payment rate and to fund family medicine training. No Bill Number, Small Business Paperwork Mandate elimination Act, Support elimination of new IRS Form 1099. No Bill Number, Documentation Requirement for Home Health Care, Request postponement of effective date for regulations requiring documentation of face to face visits of patients who need home health care. No Bill Number, Enhancing the Well Being and Psychological Health of the Military Family, Support for educating physicians to treat mental health issues associated with military services. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act, Support for Additional data to determine physician payment. No Bill Number, Physician Quality Reporting System, Meaningful and appropriate incentive payment with minimal administrative burden. No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce adequacy and development, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, HIT, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians, No Bill Number, House Energy and Commerce Committee issues, Inform staff of members serving on the committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability; opposition to HR 1216 and HR 1217. No Bill Number, Budget resolution, Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability. No Bill Number, PCPCC Calls, discussions regarding Medical Home and Health Care Reform and Physician payment.
To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants.
To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants.
To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program.authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare quality improvement, suggestions to evolve the problematic PQRS. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued COPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Request revisions to the proposed Medicare Shared Savings program, Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1345-P). No Bill Number, Establish budget for US government for FY2012 and set budgetary levels for FY2013, through FY2021.
To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants.
To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res. 44 and 48, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services. H.R. 1256, Appropriate valuation of primary care and other cognitive services, Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in proper valuation of codes under the Medicare Physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Stakeholders meeting on Labor-HHS-Education FY 2011 appropriations bill, Promote AAFP federal budget priorities Title VII, Sec 747 and Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts. No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Support expanded NHSC loan and scholarships. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and Teaching Health Centers funding. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs and Medicare payment. No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, Patient outcomes research, health information technology, medical liability and practice enhancement. No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training, workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps. No Bill Number, Partnership for Primary Care Workforce, Title VII National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. No Bill Number, Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Repeal of Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, Support enhancements to primary care and health care coverage in the law to be repealed. No Bill Number, Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH)Act, Support for hard cap on non-economic damages. No Bill Number, Rule on Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors, Support for limits on RAC audits. No Bill Number, Physician Quality Report System, Support for more rapid PQRS feedback reports. No Bill Number, Pediatric Quality Measures, Support for the core set of pediatric quality measures as interim. No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Support for continuity of Care Record Standard and determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, Medical Loss Ration Regulations, Support for including expenses that provide data for improving quality of care in calculating medical loss ratio. No Bill Number, Antitrust in Accountable Care Organizations, Support for clear and decisive directions on physicians in ACOs avoiding anti-trust problems. No Bill Number, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Support for a family physician being appointed to the methodology committee. No Bill Number, Childhood Obesity Preventions, Education of physicians to use appropriate methods to help patients avoid obesity. No Bill Number, Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services Corp. No Bill Number, Federal Budget for 2012, Support for President's proposal to prevent reductions in physician payment rate and to fund family medicine training. No Bill Number, Small Business Paperwork Mandate elimination Act, Support elimination of new IRS Form 1099. No Bill Number, Documentation Requirement for Home Health Care, Request postponement of effective date for regulations requiring documentation of face to face visits of patients who need home health care. No Bill Number, Enhancing the Well Being and Psychological Health of the Military Family, Support for educating physicians to treat mental health issues associated with military services. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act, Support for Additional data to determine physician payment. No Bill Number, Physician Quality Reporting System, Meaningful and appropriate incentive payment with minimal administrative burden. No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce adequacy and development, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, HIT, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians, No Bill Number, House Energy and Commerce Committee issues, Inform staff of members serving on the committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability; opposition to HR 1216 and HR 1217. No Bill Number, Budget resolution, Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability. No Bill Number, PCPCC Calls, discussions regarding Medical Home and Health Care Reform and Physician payment.
To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program.authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare quality improvement, suggestions to evolve the problematic PQRS. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued COPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Request revisions to the proposed Medicare Shared Savings program, Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1345-P). No Bill Number, Establish budget for US government for FY2012 and set budgetary levels for FY2013, through FY2021.
To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants.
Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res. 44 and 48, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services. H.R. 1256, Appropriate valuation of primary care and other cognitive services, Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in proper valuation of codes under the Medicare Physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Stakeholders meeting on Labor-HHS-Education FY 2011 appropriations bill, Promote AAFP federal budget priorities Title VII, Sec 747 and Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts. No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Support expanded NHSC loan and scholarships. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and Teaching Health Centers funding. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs and Medicare payment. No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, Patient outcomes research, health information technology, medical liability and practice enhancement. No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training, workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps. No Bill Number, Partnership for Primary Care Workforce, Title VII National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. No Bill Number, Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Repeal of Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, Support enhancements to primary care and health care coverage in the law to be repealed. No Bill Number, Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH)Act, Support for hard cap on non-economic damages. No Bill Number, Rule on Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors, Support for limits on RAC audits. No Bill Number, Physician Quality Report System, Support for more rapid PQRS feedback reports. No Bill Number, Pediatric Quality Measures, Support for the core set of pediatric quality measures as interim. No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Support for continuity of Care Record Standard and determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, Medical Loss Ration Regulations, Support for including expenses that provide data for improving quality of care in calculating medical loss ratio. No Bill Number, Antitrust in Accountable Care Organizations, Support for clear and decisive directions on physicians in ACOs avoiding anti-trust problems. No Bill Number, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Support for a family physician being appointed to the methodology committee. No Bill Number, Childhood Obesity Preventions, Education of physicians to use appropriate methods to help patients avoid obesity. No Bill Number, Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services Corp. No Bill Number, Federal Budget for 2012, Support for President's proposal to prevent reductions in physician payment rate and to fund family medicine training. No Bill Number, Small Business Paperwork Mandate elimination Act, Support elimination of new IRS Form 1099. No Bill Number, Documentation Requirement for Home Health Care, Request postponement of effective date for regulations requiring documentation of face to face visits of patients who need home health care. No Bill Number, Enhancing the Well Being and Psychological Health of the Military Family, Support for educating physicians to treat mental health issues associated with military services. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act, Support for Additional data to determine physician payment. No Bill Number, Physician Quality Reporting System, Meaningful and appropriate incentive payment with minimal administrative burden. No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce adequacy and development, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, HIT, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians, No Bill Number, House Energy and Commerce Committee issues, Inform staff of members serving on the committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability; opposition to HR 1216 and HR 1217. No Bill Number, Budget resolution, Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability. No Bill Number, PCPCC Calls, discussions regarding Medical Home and Health Care Reform and Physician payment.
Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program.authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare quality improvement, suggestions to evolve the problematic PQRS. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued COPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Request revisions to the proposed Medicare Shared Savings program, Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1345-P). No Bill Number, Establish budget for US government for FY2012 and set budgetary levels for FY2013, through FY2021.
Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program.authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare quality improvement, suggestions to evolve the problematic PQRS. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued COPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Request revisions to the proposed Medicare Shared Savings program, Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1345-P). No Bill Number, Establish budget for US government for FY2012 and set budgetary levels for FY2013, through FY2021.
Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
State Flexibility Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
State Flexibility Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program.authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare quality improvement, suggestions to evolve the problematic PQRS. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued COPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Request revisions to the proposed Medicare Shared Savings program, Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1345-P). No Bill Number, Establish budget for US government for FY2012 and set budgetary levels for FY2013, through FY2021.
State Flexibility Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program.authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare quality improvement, suggestions to evolve the problematic PQRS. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued COPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Request revisions to the proposed Medicare Shared Savings program, Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1345-P). No Bill Number, Establish budget for US government for FY2012 and set budgetary levels for FY2013, through FY2021.
State Flexibility Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
Ryan Creedon Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts No Bill Number, Ensure the PCORI supports research and activities are relevant to family physicians No Bill Number, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform
Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts No Bill Number, Ensure the PCORI supports research and activities are relevant to family physicians No Bill Number, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform
Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisionsS 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts No Bill Number, Ensure the PCORI supports research and activities are relevant to family physicians No Bill Number, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform
Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisionsS 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts
Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts
Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR2112, Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2012, Support for family medicine discretionary spending HR3630, The middle class tax relief and job creation act, 2012, Review of two year extension of the sustainable growth rate formula with a one percent increase HR3070 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 1599 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, ensure that senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Mandatory discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2012 spending bill, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships No Bill Number, AAFP support for HRSA grants authorized by health reform. Participated in call with HHS secretary and HRSA administrator concerning Affordable Care Act grants No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Senate HHS FY2012 appropriations, Increase Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions No Bill Number, Proposed performance Data Collection, Support streamlined data collection but suggest a centralized system for tracking outcomes No Bill Number, HPNEC meeting to discuss Title VII and Title VIII program spending, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Protect primary care within any cuts to GME in the super committee process No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Georgetown University FM Grand Rounds-HRSA Primary Health, training for Patient Centered Medical Home No Bill Number, Proposed National Sample Survey of nurse practitioners, Support for more reliable data on nurse practitioner practice patterns No Bill Number, Proposed Rule on Medicare, Medicaid, Children's health insurance program transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests, Review of the proposed rules effects on continuing medical education and scientific assembly and other functions No Bill Number, Health reform discussion with employee benefits security administration, healthcare for all No Bill Number, Future 2012 agenda for SGR and Senate confirmation hearings, Understanding tensions between Senate and CMS impact family physician payment No Bill Number, Medicare shared savings program accountable care organizations final rule, Allowing primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements. No Bill Number, Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement, Support for not asking trading partners to weaken their anti smoking strategies No Bill Number, Draft Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care in a new Medicare physician payment structure. No Bill Number, Promote pilot project for modernization of CME for primary care, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and a pilot project to test modernization of GME for primary care No Bill Number, Contact legislators appointed to the joint select committee on deficit reduction, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and GME No Bill Number, 2012 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule, Opposing the referra of evaluation and management codes to the AMA specialty society's relative value scale update committee
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR3070 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 1599 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Mandatory discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2012 spending bill, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships No Bill Number, AAFP support for HRSA grants authorized by health reform. Participated in call with HHS secretary and HRSA administrator concerning Affordable Care Act grants No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Senate HHS FY2012 appropriations, Increase Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions No Bill Number, Proposed performance Data Collection, Support streamlined data collection but suggest a centralized system for tracking outcomes No Bill Number, HPNEC meeting to discuss Title VII and Title VIII program spending, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Protect primary care within any cuts to GME in the super committee process
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR3630, The middle class tax relief and job creation act, 2012, Review of two year extension of the sustainable growth rate formula with a one percent increase HR3070 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 1599 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Georgetown University FM Grand Rounds-HRSA Primary Health, training for Patient Centered Medical Home No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions No Bill Number, Medicare shared savings program: accountable care organizations final rule, Allowing primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO, and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, 2012 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule, Opposing the referra of evaluation and management codes to the AMA specialty society's relative value scale update committee No Bill Number, Draft Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care in a new Medicare physician payment structure. No Bill Number, Proposed National Sample Survey of nurse practitioners, Support for more reliable data on nurse practitioner practice patterns No Bill Number, Proposed Rule on Medicare, Medicaid, Children's health insurance program transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests, Review of the proposed rules effects on continuing medical education and scientific assembly and other functions No Bill Number, Contact legislators appointed to the joint select committee on deficit reduction, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and GME No Bill Number, Promote pilot project for modernization of CME for primary care, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and a pilot project to test modernization of GME for primary care No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, FY2013 appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential.
Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2012
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Assessment Accuracy and Improvement Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
Assessment Accuracy and Improvement Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
College Student Relief Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
College Student Relief Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
FIT Kids Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.R. 1585, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, Understanding the role of local primary care physicians in obesity prevention No Bill Number, Nominations to National Workforce Commission, Securing representation for family medicine, Nominate FPS to CMSN No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education reform, GME modernization will improve financing of family medicine education and training
FIT Kids Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R.1585, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, Understanding the role of local primary care physicians in obesity prevention H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to National Workforce Commission, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law
Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R.1585, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, Understanding the role of local primary care physicians in obesity prevention H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to National Workforce Commission, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law
Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education modernization to improve financing for Family medicine education and training
An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, Postponing Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2010and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments S 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, health professions training funds and rural health needs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Medicare Physician payment reform/Sustainable Growth Rate patch, Prevent Medicare physician payment cut without cutting health reform as "pay for" No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce Grants announcement, Title VII primary care training grants No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk adjustments No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs No Bill Number, Communicating with CMS on Medicare Issues No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick
An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, Postponing Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2010and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments S 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, health professions training funds and rural health needs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Medicare Physician payment reform/Sustainable Growth Rate patch, Prevent Medicare physician payment cut without cutting health reform as "pay for" No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce Grants announcement, Title VII primary care training grants No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk adjustments No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs No Bill Number, Communicating with CMS on Medicare Issues No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick
An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education modernization to improve financing for Family medicine education and training
An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission
An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Postponing the Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2919 and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, Minimizing effect of requirement to file Form 1099 and preventing loss of preventive health funds H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, Increasing funding for federal nutrition programs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk; adjustment No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Patient Visitation Rights regulations, Recommending increased equality in visitation rights for legal couples No Bill Number, Home Health Certification regulations, Recommending improvements to face to face requirement for home health certification No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 No Bill Number, Health Insurance Exchanges, Participating in HHS forum on Health Insurance Exchanges No Bill Number, Coverage of Preventive Services, Commenting on regulation requiring some health plans to cover preventive health services No Bill Number, New clinical preventative health topics, Nominations to the USPS task force committee No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Using HITECH Act to spur adoption and use of Health Information Technology in small practices No Bill Number, Funding for Family Medicine priorities for 2011, Increasing funding for health professions programs in the next budget No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs, HRSA health professions programs No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Inquiries about nominations for appointment to National Workforce Commission, Policy calls for this commission No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Patient Centered Outcomes Research, To educate agencies about the importance of including FPS on the PCORi No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Preventing Medicare Physician payment cuts No Bill Number, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Medical Home and Health Reform No Bill Number, Herndon alliance, Health Care Reform No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organization Regs, Urging agencies to base ACOs on primary care practices No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding
An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Postponing the Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2919 and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, Minimizing effect of requirement to file Form 1099 and preventing loss of preventive health funds H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, Increasing funding for federal nutrition programs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk; adjustment No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Patient Visitation Rights regulations, Recommending increased equality in visitation rights for legal couples No Bill Number, Home Health Certification regulations, Recommending improvements to face to face requirement for home health certification No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 No Bill Number, Health Insurance Exchanges, Participating in HHS forum on Health Insurance Exchanges No Bill Number, Coverage of Preventive Services, Commenting on regulation requiring some health plans to cover preventive health services No Bill Number, New clinical preventative health topics, Nominations to the USPS task force committee No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Using HITECH Act to spur adoption and use of Health Information Technology in small practices No Bill Number, Funding for Family Medicine priorities for 2011, Increasing funding for health professions programs in the next budget No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs, HRSA health professions programs No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Inquiries about nominations for appointment to National Workforce Commission, Policy calls for this commission No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Patient Centered Outcomes Research, To educate agencies about the importance of including FPS on the PCORi No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Preventing Medicare Physician payment cuts No Bill Number, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Medical Home and Health Reform No Bill Number, Herndon alliance, Health Care Reform No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organization Regs, Urging agencies to base ACOs on primary care practices No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding
An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011
An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R.1585, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, Understanding the role of local primary care physicians in obesity prevention H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to National Workforce Commission, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law
An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care; To ensure access to health care, To include provisions that would provide fair payment to PCP's, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers, To ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, Extension of current rate of payment for Medicare services until March 31, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, Medicaid payment parity with Medicare for primary care services S. 1720, Reauthorize Title VII health professions, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost effective means to provide care in this country No Bill Number, PCPCC Legislative Committee Calls, Medical Home and Health Reform primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, Center for Public Payer Implementation calls, Health Care Strategies calls
An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care; To ensure access to health care, To include provisions that would provide fair payment to PCP's, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers, To ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts, Health care for all with a primary care focus in health care reform H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act, Extension of current rate of payment for Medicare services until October 1, 2010 H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, End health insurance industry antitrust exemption, Oppose anticompetitive health insurance industry practices H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, Extension of current rate of payment for Medicare services until March 31, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cuts H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, Medicaid payment parity with Medicare for primary care services S. 1720, Reauthorize Title VII health professions, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, DEA To ensure that DEA regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, H1N1, To help educate members and patients on this issue No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost effective means to provide care in this country No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Funding Title VII Sec 747 grants in ARRA/FY10/FY11, workforce data analysis, proposed Patient Centered Medical Home Faculty Training Grant, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, HIT funding and ongoing medical liability reform planning and demonstration grants, Comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support, and practice enhancement No Bill Number, PCPCC Legislative Committee Calls, Medical Home and Health Reform primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, White House calls, Surgeon General calls, Center for Public Payer Implementation calls, Health Care Strategies calls, Reform/Messaging, Board Calls, National Coalition on Health Care Calls
Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care; To ensure access to health care, To include provisions that would provide fair payment to PCP's, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers, To ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts, Health care for all with a primary care focus in health care reform H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act, Extension of current rate of payment for Medicare services until October 1, 2010 H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, End health insurance industry antitrust exemption, Oppose anticompetitive health insurance industry practices H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, Extension of current rate of payment for Medicare services until March 31, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cuts H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, Medicaid payment parity with Medicare for primary care services S. 1720, Reauthorize Title VII health professions, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, DEA To ensure that DEA regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, H1N1, To help educate members and patients on this issue No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost effective means to provide care in this country No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Funding Title VII Sec 747 grants in ARRA/FY10/FY11, workforce data analysis, proposed Patient Centered Medical Home Faculty Training Grant, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, HIT funding and ongoing medical liability reform planning and demonstration grants, Comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support, and practice enhancement No Bill Number, PCPCC Legislative Committee Calls, Medical Home and Health Reform primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, White House calls, Surgeon General calls, Center for Public Payer Implementation calls, Health Care Strategies calls, Reform/Messaging, Board Calls, National Coalition on Health Care Calls
Temporary Extension Act of 2010
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care; To ensure access to health care, To include provisions that would provide fair payment to PCP's, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers, To ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, Extension of current rate of payment for Medicare services until March 31, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, Medicaid payment parity with Medicare for primary care services S. 1720, Reauthorize Title VII health professions, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost effective means to provide care in this country No Bill Number, PCPCC Legislative Committee Calls, Medical Home and Health Reform primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, Center for Public Payer Implementation calls, Health Care Strategies calls
Temporary Extension Act of 2010
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care; To ensure access to health care, To include provisions that would provide fair payment to PCP's, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers, To ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts, Health care for all with a primary care focus in health care reform H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act, Extension of current rate of payment for Medicare services until October 1, 2010 H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, End health insurance industry antitrust exemption, Oppose anticompetitive health insurance industry practices H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, Extension of current rate of payment for Medicare services until March 31, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cuts H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, Medicaid payment parity with Medicare for primary care services S. 1720, Reauthorize Title VII health professions, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, DEA To ensure that DEA regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, H1N1, To help educate members and patients on this issue No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost effective means to provide care in this country No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Funding Title VII Sec 747 grants in ARRA/FY10/FY11, workforce data analysis, proposed Patient Centered Medical Home Faculty Training Grant, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, HIT funding and ongoing medical liability reform planning and demonstration grants, Comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support, and practice enhancement No Bill Number, PCPCC Legislative Committee Calls, Medical Home and Health Reform primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, White House calls, Surgeon General calls, Center for Public Payer Implementation calls, Health Care Strategies calls, Reform/Messaging, Board Calls, National Coalition on Health Care Calls
Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education modernization to improve financing for Family medicine education and training
Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R.1585, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, Understanding the role of local primary care physicians in obesity prevention H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to National Workforce Commission, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law
Patients' Right to Know Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education modernization to improve financing for Family medicine education and training
Patients' Right to Know Act
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R.1585, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, Understanding the role of local primary care physicians in obesity prevention H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to National Workforce Commission, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law
To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education modernization to improve financing for Family medicine education and training
To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R.1585, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, Understanding the role of local primary care physicians in obesity prevention H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to National Workforce Commission, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law
Continuing Extension Act of 2010
Client: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Firm: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education modernization to improve financing for Family medicine education and training
HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, FY2013 appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential.
HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Conference call on FY2013 HHS spending request, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Medicare Part D, Ensure that CMS continues to hear from practicing physicians on drug issues, including Part D. No Bill Number, GME, Advocate for GME pilot project.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, White House Office
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2012 · first_quarter · Q1
HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, FY2013 appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential.
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Conference call on FY2013 HHS spending request, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Medicare Part D, Ensure that CMS continues to hear from practicing physicians on drug issues, including Part D. No Bill Number, GME, Advocate for GME pilot project.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, White House Office
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2012 · first_quarter · Q1
HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, FY2013 appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential.
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, White House Office
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2011 · third_quarter · 3A
HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisionsS 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts No Bill Number, Ensure the PCORI supports research and activities are relevant to family physicians No Bill Number, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform
HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisionsS 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, White House Office
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2011 · first_quarter · Q1
HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, FY2013 appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential.
HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, White House Office
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2011 · fourth_quarter · Q4
HR2112, Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2012, Support for family medicine discretionary spending HR3630, The middle class tax relief and job creation act, 2012, Review of two year extension of the sustainable growth rate formula with a one percent increase HR3070 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 1599 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, ensure that senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Mandatory discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2012 spending bill, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships No Bill Number, AAFP support for HRSA grants authorized by health reform. Participated in call with HHS secretary and HRSA administrator concerning Affordable Care Act grants No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Senate HHS FY2012 appropriations, Increase Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions No Bill Number, Proposed performance Data Collection, Support streamlined data collection but suggest a centralized system for tracking outcomes No Bill Number, HPNEC meeting to discuss Title VII and Title VIII program spending, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Protect primary care within any cuts to GME in the super committee process No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Georgetown University FM Grand Rounds-HRSA Primary Health, training for Patient Centered Medical Home No Bill Number, Proposed National Sample Survey of nurse practitioners, Support for more reliable data on nurse practitioner practice patterns No Bill Number, Proposed Rule on Medicare, Medicaid, Children's health insurance program transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests, Review of the proposed rules effects on continuing medical education and scientific assembly and other functions No Bill Number, Health reform discussion with employee benefits security administration, healthcare for all No Bill Number, Future 2012 agenda for SGR and Senate confirmation hearings, Understanding tensions between Senate and CMS impact family physician payment No Bill Number, Medicare shared savings program accountable care organizations final rule, Allowing primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements. No Bill Number, Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement, Support for not asking trading partners to weaken their anti smoking strategies No Bill Number, Draft Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care in a new Medicare physician payment structure. No Bill Number, Promote pilot project for modernization of CME for primary care, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and a pilot project to test modernization of GME for primary care No Bill Number, Contact legislators appointed to the joint select committee on deficit reduction, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and GME No Bill Number, 2012 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule, Opposing the referra of evaluation and management codes to the AMA specialty society's relative value scale update committee
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2011 · third_quarter · Q3
HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts
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2011 · second_quarter · Q2
HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts
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2011 · second_quarter · Q2
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants.
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2011 · second_quarter · Q2
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program.authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare quality improvement, suggestions to evolve the problematic PQRS. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued COPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Request revisions to the proposed Medicare Shared Savings program, Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1345-P). No Bill Number, Establish budget for US government for FY2012 and set budgetary levels for FY2013, through FY2021.
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2011 · first_quarter · Q1
H.J. Res. 44 and 48, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services. H.R. 1256, Appropriate valuation of primary care and other cognitive services, Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in proper valuation of codes under the Medicare Physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Stakeholders meeting on Labor-HHS-Education FY 2011 appropriations bill, Promote AAFP federal budget priorities Title VII, Sec 747 and Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts. No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Support expanded NHSC loan and scholarships. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and Teaching Health Centers funding. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs and Medicare payment. No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, Patient outcomes research, health information technology, medical liability and practice enhancement. No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training, workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps. No Bill Number, Partnership for Primary Care Workforce, Title VII National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. No Bill Number, Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Repeal of Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, Support enhancements to primary care and health care coverage in the law to be repealed. No Bill Number, Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH)Act, Support for hard cap on non-economic damages. No Bill Number, Rule on Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors, Support for limits on RAC audits. No Bill Number, Physician Quality Report System, Support for more rapid PQRS feedback reports. No Bill Number, Pediatric Quality Measures, Support for the core set of pediatric quality measures as interim. No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Support for continuity of Care Record Standard and determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, Medical Loss Ration Regulations, Support for including expenses that provide data for improving quality of care in calculating medical loss ratio. No Bill Number, Antitrust in Accountable Care Organizations, Support for clear and decisive directions on physicians in ACOs avoiding anti-trust problems. No Bill Number, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Support for a family physician being appointed to the methodology committee. No Bill Number, Childhood Obesity Preventions, Education of physicians to use appropriate methods to help patients avoid obesity. No Bill Number, Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services Corp. No Bill Number, Federal Budget for 2012, Support for President's proposal to prevent reductions in physician payment rate and to fund family medicine training. No Bill Number, Small Business Paperwork Mandate elimination Act, Support elimination of new IRS Form 1099. No Bill Number, Documentation Requirement for Home Health Care, Request postponement of effective date for regulations requiring documentation of face to face visits of patients who need home health care. No Bill Number, Enhancing the Well Being and Psychological Health of the Military Family, Support for educating physicians to treat mental health issues associated with military services. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act, Support for Additional data to determine physician payment. No Bill Number, Physician Quality Reporting System, Meaningful and appropriate incentive payment with minimal administrative burden. No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce adequacy and development, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, HIT, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians, No Bill Number, House Energy and Commerce Committee issues, Inform staff of members serving on the committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability; opposition to HR 1216 and HR 1217. No Bill Number, Budget resolution, Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability. No Bill Number, PCPCC Calls, discussions regarding Medical Home and Health Care Reform and Physician payment.
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2010 · third_quarter · 3A
S 3686, An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, AAFP Workforce policy calls for National Health Care Workforce Commission, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information, technology and practice enhancement No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Commission, National, State and Regional Centers for Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011 No Bill Number, Title VII health professions grants for health professions programs
H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Postponing the Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2919 and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, Minimizing effect of requirement to file Form 1099 and preventing loss of preventive health funds H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, Increasing funding for federal nutrition programs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk; adjustment No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Patient Visitation Rights regulations, Recommending increased equality in visitation rights for legal couples No Bill Number, Home Health Certification regulations, Recommending improvements to face to face requirement for home health certification No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 No Bill Number, Health Insurance Exchanges, Participating in HHS forum on Health Insurance Exchanges No Bill Number, Coverage of Preventive Services, Commenting on regulation requiring some health plans to cover preventive health services No Bill Number, New clinical preventative health topics, Nominations to the USPS task force committee No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Using HITECH Act to spur adoption and use of Health Information Technology in small practices No Bill Number, Funding for Family Medicine priorities for 2011, Increasing funding for health professions programs in the next budget No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs, HRSA health professions programs No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Inquiries about nominations for appointment to National Workforce Commission, Policy calls for this commission No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Patient Centered Outcomes Research, To educate agencies about the importance of including FPS on the PCORi No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Preventing Medicare Physician payment cuts No Bill Number, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Medical Home and Health Reform No Bill Number, Herndon alliance, Health Care Reform No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organization Regs, Urging agencies to base ACOs on primary care practices No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding
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2010 · fourth_quarter · Q4
No Bill Number, REMS, Educate agency about effect of REMS programs on family physicians.
H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preventing Medicare cut from taking effect without gutting health reform as an budgetary offset. H.R. 4994, Taxpayer Assistance Act, block 25% cut in Medicare physician payment rate through 2011. H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act, Support for the amendment to reduce or eliminate 1099 requirement without eliminating preventive health fund. H.R. 5690, Medical Liability Reform, meaningful end to defensive medicine and aimless lawsuits. H.R. 5712, Veterans, Seniors, Children's Health Technical Corrections Act, defer Medicare physician pay cuts for 30 days. H.R. 6420, Exempt Health care professionals from FTC Red Flag Rule, Reduce regulatory burdens on family physicians. S. 3416, Exempt Health care professionals from FTC Red Flag Rule, Reduce regulatory burdens on family physicians. S. 3987, Exempt Health care professionals from FTC Red Flag Rule, Reduce regulatory burdens on family physicians. No Bill Number, Family physician workforce expansion, Negotiating Rule Making Committee on the designation of medically underserved populations and health professionals shortage areas. No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers grant guidance development, Expand FP workforce and provide GME to train outside hospital setting. No Bill Number, Promote family physician workforce expansion, Set AAFP workforce policy information and supporting research to newly appointed members of the NHCWC. No Bill Number, GAO appointment process for NHCWC and PCORI Board, HRSA administers AAFP priority programs, Title VII, NHSC and CHCs. No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for HRSA, HRSA administers AAFP priority programs including Title VII, NHSC, and CHCs. No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for AHRQ, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, HIT support, practice support and enhancement. No Bill Number, HRSA grants stakeholders group activities, HRSA Title VII Primary Care Medicine training grants in support of family medicine. No Bill Number, Action for FY11 spending bill with higher of House and Senate funding levels of HHR, Top AAFP budget priorities include HRSA and AHRQ. No Bill Number, Increased spending levels for health professionals Title VII grants for FY11, Title VII grants support family medicine training programs. No Bill Number, Increased funding for National Health Service Corps in FY11, NHSC provides medical school debt relief and access to health care. No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747, rural physician training 749B, and NHSC funding levels, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AHRQ Center for Primary Care calling for patient centered medical home to promote primary care and prevention, Promoting quality primary care and the patient centered medical home practice. No Bill Number, 42 CFR Parts 410, 416, 419 Medicare program - changes to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and CY 2010 payment rates, Graduate medical education cost provisions that were part of the CMS proposed rule concerning Medicare payment system changes. No Bill Number, CMS IFR re: Face-to-Face Requirement for home health certification, Recommendations to improve the proposed face-to-face requirement for home health certification. No Bill Number, Interim final rule relating to coverage of preventive services, Required changes in coverage of preventive services required by both insured and self-insured plans. No Bill Number, Nominations to US Preventive Services Task Force, Three AAFP members as potential nominees. No Bill Number, CMS Administrator Berwick meeting, Discuss family physicians views on the structure of accountable care organizations. No Bill Number, Physician payment rule, Support changes that improve payment for primary care. No Bill Number, CMS Director of office of innovation, discuss views on new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. No Bill Number, Tax relief, unemployment insurance reauthorization and job creation act, Extend for two years the expanded exclusion for employer provided educational assistance and the expanded student loan interest deduction. No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education Pilot Project, Promoting Family Physician workforce expansion. No Bill Number, Small business considerations for family physicians, Advocate for small business loans to purchase EHRs. No Bill Number, Delivery System Reform, Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Medical Home and Health Care Reform.
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2010 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, Postponing Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2010 and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on National Health Service Corps, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief No Bill Number, FY2012 budget request for AAFP funding priorities: Title VII, Primary Care Extension Program, Teaching Health Centers, Rural Health Training Grants, National Health Service Corps, health care workforce analysis, Key HRSA, AHRQ, and National Health Care Workforce Commission accounts No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce Grants announcement, Title VII primary care training grants
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2010 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R.1585, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, Understanding the role of local primary care physicians in obesity prevention H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to National Workforce Commission, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law
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2010 · first_quarter · Q1
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care; To ensure access to health care, To include provisions that would provide fair payment to PCP's, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers, To ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts, Health care for all with a primary care focus in health care reform H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act, Extension of current rate of payment for Medicare services until October 1, 2010 H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, End health insurance industry antitrust exemption, Oppose anticompetitive health insurance industry practices H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, Extension of current rate of payment for Medicare services until March 31, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cuts H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, Medicaid payment parity with Medicare for primary care services S. 1720, Reauthorize Title VII health professions, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, DEA To ensure that DEA regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, H1N1, To help educate members and patients on this issue No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost effective means to provide care in this country No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Funding Title VII Sec 747 grants in ARRA/FY10/FY11, workforce data analysis, proposed Patient Centered Medical Home Faculty Training Grant, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, HIT funding and ongoing medical liability reform planning and demonstration grants, Comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support, and practice enhancement No Bill Number, PCPCC Legislative Committee Calls, Medical Home and Health Reform primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, White House calls, Surgeon General calls, Center for Public Payer Implementation calls, Health Care Strategies calls, Reform/Messaging, Board Calls, National Coalition on Health Care Calls
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2009 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicare payments to physicians, Medicaid payment rates, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home and patient's bill of rights, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education, Promote health care coverage for all with primary care focus. H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Require insurance issuers to meet federal antitrust rules to prevent price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations harmful to competition and consumers. S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Medical education pertinent to careers in rural medicine. S. 1720, Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act, Promote Title VII Primary Care training grant programs. S. 1776, Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, Reform Medicare sustainable growth rate formula and provide increased payments to primary care physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ National Advisory Council's subcommittee on Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform, To promote medical liability reforms. No Bill Number, Expanding GME to all payers, Adequate funding for medical education and training. No Bill Number, Coalition for Health Funding meeting with Dora Hughes, Adequate funding for AAFP federal program priorities. No Bill Number, Comparative Effectiveness Research, To support provisions that would ensure careful analysis of the relative benefits and costs of various treatments across different populations of people and illnesses thus providing good evidence to practicing family physicians. No Bill Number, HIT, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase HIT.
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2009 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 1105, Appropriates for FY 2009, funding for health professions grants. H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicare payments to physicians, Medicaid payment rates, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. S. 1628, Title VII Reauthorization to Create a Rural Physicians Pipeline, Medical education pertinent to careers in rural medicine. S. 1720, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII primary care training grant programs. No Bill Number, America's Health Futures Act, Medicare payments to physicians including primary care bonus, Medicare commission, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. No Bill Number, Health Care Reform Legislation, To advocate for provisions that would ensure quality and cost effective health care coverage for all in this country; provide a fair payment for primary care physicians; include CER and primary care workforce provisions, assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care physicians and ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill Number, House Small Business Committee Testimony on the Future Physician Shortage & How Health Reform Can Address the Problem, Primary care key to reform, promote patient-centered medical home, increase Title VII and NHSC funding, medical student debt relief.
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2009 · second_quarter · Q2
P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, Increasing Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage, healthcare access, enhancing comparative effectiveness research & payments for HIT, medical school and residency assistance. H.R. 2350, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. No Bill, Comparative Effectiveness Research, To support provisions that would ensure careful analysis of the relative benefits and costs of various treatments across different populations of people and illnesses thus providing good evidence to practicing family physicians. No Bill, Health Reform Legislation, Promote medical home as a quality cost-effective means to provide healthcare in this country; ensure access to healthcare in this country; include provisions that would provide a fair payment to PCPs; assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers; ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill, HIT, To ensure HIT standards are meaningful to physicians and that any HIT is available to small and medium sized practices. No Bill, Increased Appropriations for Rural Health Programs, Adequate funding for HHS rural health programs No Bill, Increase Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Adequate funding for AHRQ. No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Increase Funding to National Health Service Corps, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Provide increased payments to primary care physicians. No Bill, Patient-centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care in this country. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants Funding and Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
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2009 · first_quarter · Q1
H. Con. Res. 85, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for health care reform and physician payment reform. P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, Increasing Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage, healthcare access, enhancing comparative effectiveness research & payments for HIT, medical school and residency assistance. P.L. 111-8, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Funding for Health Professions Grants; HRSA, NHSC, HHS, AHRQ. Sen. Con. Res. 13, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for healthcare reform and physician payment reform. No Bill, Healthcare Reform, Support for primary care, increased healthcare coverage, investment in primary care workforce. No Bill, Medical Liability Reform, Limit non-economic damages payments, hold down premiums and cut defensive medicine costs. No Bill, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Provide increased payments to primary care physicians. No Bill, Title VII Funding for Primary Healthcare Education, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants Funding and Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
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2008 · fourth_quarter · 4A
P.L. 110-24, Federal programs to screen for heritable disorders in newborn children, Public awareness, training to offer quality care for infants. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. S. 3708, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. H.R. 7302, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Increased funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Fiscal Year 2009, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, National Coalition on Health Care, Universal Coverage. No Bill, Physician quality reporting initiative; value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care. No Bill, Title VII health professions grants funding and reauthorzation, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs. No Bill, Truth in Health Advertising, Ensure patients know who is a medical doctor.
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2008 · third_quarter · 3A
P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6983, Mental Health Parity, To require health plans to cover mental health services on a par with how they cover physical health. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Promoting the US health delivery system reform to a Patient Centered Medical Home model of care, Promoting health care reform base on the PCMH model of care. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.
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2008 · second_quarter · 2A
S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. S, 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. S. 4296, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. No Bill, Attended FTC Health Care Clinical Integration Workshop, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Health Information Technology; Electronic Health Records; Electronic Prescribing, To educate Congress on the value, cost and obstacles associated with health information technology in family practices. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and provider underpayment. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Out of pocket costs for health care, To make sure out-of-pocket costs for health care (especially drugs) does not prevent patients' access to health care. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value-base purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process.
P.L. 110-204, Federal programs to screen for heritable disorders in newborn children, Public awareness, training to offer quality care for infants. S. 1695, Follow-on Biologics, Determine AAFP position. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, To provide support for medical training for primary care and for primary care physician practices. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for AHRQ. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2008 · third_quarter · Q3
No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process.
P.L. 110-275 (H.R. 6331, S. 3101), Medicare physician Payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medial Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Antitrust issues related to health care plan consolidation and physician collective bargaining, Oppose anticompetitive insurance consolidation. Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Collective Negotiation by Physicians with Health Plans, To allow physicians to bargain collectively with health plans. No Bill, Healthcare reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and provider underpayment. No Bill, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Promoting the US health delivery system reform to a Patient Centered Medical Home model of care, Promoting health care reform based on the PCMH model of care. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care. No Bill, Rural and underserved health issues, geographic practice cost indices, physician scarcity bonus, To ask Congress to extend these incentives for physicians to locate and practice in rural and underserved areas. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2008 · second_quarter · Q2
S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Out of pocket costs for health care, To make sure out-of-pocket costs for health care (especially drugs) does not prevent patients' access to health care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2008 · first_quarter · Q1
S. 558, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, This helps the patients of family physicians whose health insurance does not cover mental health conditions. S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, To assure that the data that the bill requires is from an accurate source. S. 2785, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, provide positive annual updates for Medicare physician payments. S. 2786, Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act, To encourage physicians to practice in rural areas. H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, To prevent insurance and employment discrimination of the patients of family physicians. H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, This helps the patients of family physicians whose health insurance does not cover mental health conditions. H.R. 3162, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, provide positive annual updates for Medicare physician payments. H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, To assure that the data that the bill requires is from an accurate source. H.R. 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, This includes revisions to physician payment system in Medicare. H.R. 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act, To ask Congress to attach the physician payment provisions. No Bill, AMA Strategy Session on Medicare and Antitrust. No Bill, Contact with GAO Staff, Medicare physician payment; Title VII. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To make sure the revisions to the designation process are fair. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Medicare - Non-physician Providers, To expand Medicare to cover incident to services by non-physician providers (NPP). No Bill, Medicare physician payment reform; Title VII health professions grants, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula, provide positive update for Medicare physicians payments; Promote Title VII health professions grants for primary care training. No Bill, Medicare physician payment (SGR), To continue the Medicare payment rate to physicians for 18 months. No Bill, Medicare quality reporting (PQRI program), To continue the program as a voluntary bonus payment one. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Physician Payment reform and PCMH, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, RUC and Medicare medical home demo, To influence CMS and legislative enhance the demo.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2007 · year_end · YY
H.R. 3668, TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act, It delays the requirement that all written Medicaid prescriptions be done on a tamper-resistant pad. No bill, Implementation of MMA, Simplification of Part D Program.
S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective. H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2007 · mid_year · MM
S. Con. Res. 21, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. S. 290, Rural Physicians’ Relief Act, The bill would provide primary care physicians with a $1000 tax credit for each month she provided services in a designated “frontier” area. S. 498, Rural Medicare Equity Act, The bill would provide additional support payments for physicians in rural areas. S. 558, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, The bill would require insurers offering mental health coverage impose financial requirements for mental health benefits that are no more restrictive than those applied to other medical benefits. S. 588, The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007, Increase the number of residency slots in rural areas. S. 1218, Medicare for All, The bill would extend Medicare coverage to all Americans who are not otherwise covered by health insurance. S. 1224, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. S. 1710, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. S. 1307, Medicare Provider Accountability Act, The bill would have CMS withhold Medicare payments from providers who owe federal taxes. H. Con. Res. 99, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. HR 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, The bill would require insurers offering mental health coverage impose financial requirements for mental health benefits that are no more restrictive than those applied to other medical benefits. HR 1591, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts. HR 1730, The Rural Medicare Equity Act, Increase rural representation on MedPAC. HR 1781, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. HR 2034, Medicare for All, The bill would extend Medicare coverage to all Americans who are not otherwise covered by health insurance. HR 2206, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts. HR 2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity (H-CARE) Act of 2007, Improve Medicare payment and access. HR 3038, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007, Revise the sustainable growth rate formula. HR 3043, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education Funding Formula, Interpret “all or substantially all.” No Bill Number, Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, Revise the Medicare SGR formula. No Bill Number, Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007, Stop the physician quality reporting initiative.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2006 · year_end · YY
HR 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act, Funding for health information technology. HR 5647, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations , Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, Requires interoperability standards in health information technology. S. 3708, Translational Research at NIH, The appropriations committee’s report on Labor/HHS encouraged research into translating basic science into practice in the physician’s office.
S. 2554, Affordability in the Individual Market Act, Expands the definition of what is deductible under IRS for Health Savings Accounts and the co-payment of health insurance. S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, Requires interoperability standards in health information technology. H.R. 1380, Higher Ed. Affordability & Equity Act, Repeals dollar limitation on tax deduction for interest on education loans. HR 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act, Funding for health information technology.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2006 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2006 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2005 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2004 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2004 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2003 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2002 · year_end · YYY
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2002 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2001 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
2001 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
1999 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS via AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
1999 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
HR3070 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 1599 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Mandatory discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2012 spending bill, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships No Bill Number, AAFP support for HRSA grants authorized by health reform. Participated in call with HHS secretary and HRSA administrator concerning Affordable Care Act grants No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Senate HHS FY2012 appropriations, Increase Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions No Bill Number, Proposed performance Data Collection, Support streamlined data collection but suggest a centralized system for tracking outcomes No Bill Number, HPNEC meeting to discuss Title VII and Title VIII program spending, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Protect primary care within any cuts to GME in the super committee process
HR3630, The middle class tax relief and job creation act, 2012, Review of two year extension of the sustainable growth rate formula with a one percent increase HR3070 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 1599 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Georgetown University FM Grand Rounds-HRSA Primary Health, training for Patient Centered Medical Home No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions No Bill Number, Medicare shared savings program: accountable care organizations final rule, Allowing primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO, and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, 2012 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule, Opposing the referra of evaluation and management codes to the AMA specialty society's relative value scale update committee No Bill Number, Draft Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care in a new Medicare physician payment structure. No Bill Number, Proposed National Sample Survey of nurse practitioners, Support for more reliable data on nurse practitioner practice patterns No Bill Number, Proposed Rule on Medicare, Medicaid, Children's health insurance program transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests, Review of the proposed rules effects on continuing medical education and scientific assembly and other functions No Bill Number, Contact legislators appointed to the joint select committee on deficit reduction, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and GME No Bill Number, Promote pilot project for modernization of CME for primary care, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and a pilot project to test modernization of GME for primary care No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), White House Office
HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts No Bill Number, Ensure the PCORI supports research and activities are relevant to family physicians No Bill Number, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, White House Office
HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts No Bill Number, Ensure the PCORI supports research and activities are relevant to family physicians No Bill Number, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, White House Office
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program.authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare quality improvement, suggestions to evolve the problematic PQRS. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued COPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Request revisions to the proposed Medicare Shared Savings program, Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1345-P). No Bill Number, Establish budget for US government for FY2012 and set budgetary levels for FY2013, through FY2021.
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, White House Office
No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, White House Office
No Bill Number, The Affordable Care Act-PL 111-148, Thanked returning legislators for support of health care coverage for all, re-authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Stakeholders meeting on Labor-HHS-Education FY 2011 appropriations bill, Promote AAFP federal budget priorities Title VII, Sec 747 and Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts. No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Support expanded NHSC loan and scholarships. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs and Medicare payment. No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, Patient outcomes research, health information technology, medical liability and practice enhancement. No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training, workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps. No Bill Number, Partnership for Primary Care Workforce, Title VII National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. No Bill Number, Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Repeal of Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, Support enhancements to primary care and health care coverage in the law to be repealed. No Bill Number, HIT in rural areas.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
No Bill Number, REMS, to educate agency about effect of REMS programs on family physicians
H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, Postponing Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2010and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments S 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, health professions training funds and rural health needs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Medicare Physician payment reform/Sustainable Growth Rate patch, Prevent Medicare physician payment cut without cutting health reform as "pay for" No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce Grants announcement, Title VII primary care training grants No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk adjustments No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs No Bill Number, Communicating with CMS on Medicare Issues No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick
H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, Postponing Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2010 and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on National Health Service Corps, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief No Bill Number, FY2012 budget request for AAFP funding priorities: Title VII, Primary Care Extension Program, Teaching Health Centers, Rural Health Training Grants, National Health Service Corps, health care workforce analysis, Key HRSA, AHRQ, and National Health Care Workforce Commission accounts No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce Grants announcement, Title VII primary care training grants
Filing targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preventing Medicare cut from taking effect without gutting health reform as an budgetary offset. H.R. 4994, Taxpayer Assistance Act, block 25% cut in Medicare physician payment rate through 2011. H.R. 5712, Veterans, Seniors, Children's Health Technical Corrections Act, defer Medicare physician pay cuts for 30 days. No Bill Number, Family physician workforce expansion, Negotiating Rule Making Committee on the designation of medically underserved populations and health professionals shortage areas. No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers grant guidance development, Expand FP workforce and provide GME to train outside hospital setting. No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for AHRQ, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, HIT support, practice support and enhancement. No Bill Number, HRSA grants stakeholders group activities, HRSA Title VII Primary Care Medicine training grants in support of family medicine. No Bill Number, Action for FY11 spending bill with higher of House and Senate funding levels of HHR, Top AAFP budget priorities include HRSA and AHRQ. No Bill Number, Increased spending levels for health professionals Title VII grants for FY11, Title VII grants support family medicine training programs. No Bill Number, Increased funding for National Health Service Corps in FY11, NHSC provides medical school debt relief and access to health care. No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747, rural physician training 749B, and NHSC funding levels, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AHRQ Center for Primary Care calling for patient centered medical home to promote primary care and prevention, Promoting quality primary care and the patient centered medical home practice. No Bill Number, 42 CFR Parts 410, 416, 419 Medicare program - changes to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and CY 2010 payment rates, Graduate medical education cost provisions that were part of the CMS proposed rule concerning Medicare payment system changes. No Bill Number, CMS IFR re: Face-to-Face Requirement for home health certification, Recommendations to improve the proposed face-to-face requirement for home health certification. No Bill Number, Interim final rule relating to coverage of preventive services, Required changes in coverage of preventive services required by both insured and self-insured plans. No Bill Number, CMS Administrator Berwick meeting, Discuss family physicians views on the structure of accountable care organizations. No Bill Number, Physician payment rule, Support changes that improve payment for primary care. No Bill Number, CMS Director of office of innovation, discuss views on new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education Pilot Project, Promoting Family Physician workforce expansion. No Bill Number, Small business considerations for family physicians, Advocate for small business loans to purchase EHRs. No Bill Number, Delivery System Reform, Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Medical Home and Health Care Reform.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Postponing the Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2919 and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, Minimizing effect of requirement to file Form 1099 and preventing loss of preventive health funds H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, Increasing funding for federal nutrition programs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk; adjustment No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Patient Visitation Rights regulations, Recommending increased equality in visitation rights for legal couples No Bill Number, Home Health Certification regulations, Recommending improvements to face to face requirement for home health certification No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 No Bill Number, Health Insurance Exchanges, Participating in HHS forum on Health Insurance Exchanges No Bill Number, Coverage of Preventive Services, Commenting on regulation requiring some health plans to cover preventive health services No Bill Number, New clinical preventative health topics, Nominations to the USPS task force committee No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Using HITECH Act to spur adoption and use of Health Information Technology in small practices No Bill Number, Funding for Family Medicine priorities for 2011, Increasing funding for health professions programs in the next budget No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs, HRSA health professions programs No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Inquiries about nominations for appointment to National Workforce Commission, Policy calls for this commission No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Patient Centered Outcomes Research, To educate agencies about the importance of including FPS on the PCORi No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Preventing Medicare Physician payment cuts No Bill Number, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Medical Home and Health Reform No Bill Number, Herndon alliance, Health Care Reform No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organization Regs, Urging agencies to base ACOs on primary care practices No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding
No Bill Number, REMS, to educate agency about effect of REMS programs on family physicians
H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, Postponing Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2010and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments S 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, health professions training funds and rural health needs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Medicare Physician payment reform/Sustainable Growth Rate patch, Prevent Medicare physician payment cut without cutting health reform as "pay for" No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce Grants announcement, Title VII primary care training grants No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk adjustments No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs No Bill Number, Communicating with CMS on Medicare Issues No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick
Filing targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education modernization to improve financing for Family medicine education and training
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission
H.R. 1585, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, Understanding the role of local primary care physicians in obesity prevention No Bill Number, Nominations to National Workforce Commission, Securing representation for family medicine, Nominate FPS to CMSN No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education reform, GME modernization will improve financing of family medicine education and training
S. 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine
No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, White House Office
H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care; To ensure access to health care, To include provisions that would provide fair payment to PCP's, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers, To ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, Extension of current rate of payment for Medicare services until March 31, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, Medicaid payment parity with Medicare for primary care services S. 1720, Reauthorize Title VII health professions, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost effective means to provide care in this country No Bill Number, PCPCC Legislative Committee Calls, Medical Home and Health Reform primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, Center for Public Payer Implementation calls, Health Care Strategies calls
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, White House Office
H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. No Bill Number, Coalition for Health Funding Meeting with Dora Hughes, Continued adequate funding for AAFP federal program priorities. No Bill Number, Follow on Biologics, Create a policy in this area.
H.R. 2350, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, Promote primary care in health reform. H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicare payments to physicians, Medicaid payment rates, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education, Promote health care coverage for all with primary focus in health care reform. H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009, Revising the formula for Medicare's physician payment rate. H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education. S. 1720, Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act, Promote Title VII Primary Care training grant programs. S. 1776, Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, Reform Medicare sustainable growth rate formula and provide increased payments to primary care physicians.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicare payments to physicians, Medicaid payment rates, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. S. 1628, Title VII Reauthorization to Create a Rural Physicians Pipeline, Medical education pertinent to careers in rural medicine. S. 1720, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII primary care training grant programs. No Bill Number, Advanced Primary Care, Promote patient centered medical home coverage for all. No Bill Number, America's Health Futures Act, Medicare payments to physicians including primary care bonus, Medicare commission, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. No Bill Number, ARRA Funding for Health Professionals Training Grants, Promote Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, CMS Physician Payment Rule for 2010, Revisions to Medicare physician payment rule. No Bill Number, Comparative Effectiveness Research, To support provision that would ensure careful analysis of the relative benefits and costs of various treatments across different populations of people and illnesses thus providing good evidence to practicing family physicians. No Bill Number, Families USA with Tina Tchen, Promote coverage for all focused on primary care in health reform. No Bill Number, Health Care Reform Legislation, To advocate for provisions that would ensure quality and cost effective health care coverage for all in this country; provide a fair payment for primary care physicians; include CER and primary care workforce provisions, assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care physicians and ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill Number, HIT, To ensure HIT standards are meaningful to physicians and that any HIT is available to small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, House Small Business Committee Testimony on the Future Physician Shortage & How Health Reform Can Address the Problem, Primary care key to reform, promote patient-centered medical home, increase Title VII and NHSC funding, medical student debt relief. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care in this country.
H.R. 1105, Appropriates for FY 2009, funding for health professions grants. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. S. 1720, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII primary care training grant programs. No Bill Number, ARRA Funding for Health Professionals Training Grants, Promote Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Health Care Reform Legislation, To advocate for provisions that would ensure quality and cost effective health care coverage for all in this country; provide a fair payment for primary care physicians; include CER and primary care workforce provisions, assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care physicians and ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill Number, House Small Business Committee Testimony on the Future Physician Shortage & How Health Reform Can Address the Problem, Primary care key to reform, promote patient-centered medical home, increase Title VII and NHSC funding, medical student debt relief.
H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. S. 1720, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII primary care training grant programs. No Bill Number, Follow-on Biologics, to determine whether the AAFP should have policy on this area. No Bill Number, House Small Business Committee Testimony on the Future Physician Shortage & How Health Reform Can Address the Problem, Primary care key to reform, promote patient-centered medical home, increase Title VII and NHSC funding, medical student debt relief.
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicare payments to physicians, Medicaid payment rates, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. S. 1720, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII primary care training grant programs. No Bill Number, Advanced Primary Care, Promote patient centered medical home coverage for all. No Bill Number, America's Health Futures Act, Medicare payments to physicians including primary care bonus, Medicare commission, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. No Bill Number, CMS Physician Payment Rule for 2010, Revisions to Medicare physician payment rule. No Bill Number, Families USA with Tina Tchen, Promote coverage for all focused on primary care in health reform. No Bill Number, Follow-on Biologics, to determine whether the AAFP should have policy on this area. No Bill Number, Health Care Reform Legislation, To advocate for provisions that would ensure quality and cost effective health care coverage for all in this country; provide a fair payment for primary care physicians; include CER and primary care workforce provisions, assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care physicians and ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill Number, HIT, To ensure HIT standards are meaningful to physicians and that any HIT is available to small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, House Small Business Committee Testimony on the Future Physician Shortage & How Health Reform Can Address the Problem, Primary care key to reform, promote patient-centered medical home, increase Title VII and NHSC funding, medical student debt relief. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care in this country.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
No Bill, Increased Appropriations for Rural Health Programs, Adequate funding for HHS rural health programs. No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Increase Funding to National Health Service Corps, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, Follow-on Biologics, To determine whether the AAFP should have policy on this area. No Bill, REMS/Opoids, To support REMS provisions that ensure patient safety but are not overly burdensome to physicians. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
H. Con. Res. 85, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for health care reform and physician payment reform. H.R. 2350, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. Sen. Con. Res. 13, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for healthcare reform and physician payment reform. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. No Bill, Health Reform Legislation, Promote medical home as a quality cost-effective means to provide healthcare in this country; ensure access to healthcare in this country; include provisions that would provide a fair payment to PCPs; assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers; ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill, Increased Appropriations for Rural Health Programs, Adequate funding for HHS rural health programs. No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Increase Funding to National Health Service Corps, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Provide increased payments to primary care physicians. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
H. Con. Res. 85, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for health care reform and physician payment reform. P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, Increasing Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage, healthcare access, enhancing comparative effectiveness research & payments for HIT, medical school and residency assistance. P.L. 111-8, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Funding for Health Professions Grants; HRSA, NHSC, HHS, AHRQ. S. 301, Physician Payments (Sunshine) Act, To determine whether the AAFP should have policy on this area. Sen. Con. Res. 13, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for healthcare reform and physician payment reform. No Bill, Follow-on Biologics, To determine whether the AAFP should have policy on this area. No Bill, Title VII Funding for Primary Healthcare Education, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, White House Office
P.L. 110-204, Federal programs to screen for heritable disorders in newborn children, Public awareness, training to offer quality care for infants. S. 1695, Follow-on Biologics, Determine AAFP position. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, To provide support for medical training for primary care and for primary care physician practices. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for AHRQ. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care.
S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, National Coalition on Health Care, Universal Coverage. No Bill, Physician quality reporting initiative; value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care. No Bill, Truth in Health Advertising, Ensure patients know who is a medical doctor.
No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process.
P.L. 110-275 (H.R. 6331, S. 3101), Medicare physician Payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medial Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, CMS Meetings regarding Medicare payment, PCMH Pilot, GME. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Healthcare reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and provider underpayment. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care. No Bill, Rural and underserved health issues, geographic practice cost indices, physician scarcity bonus, To ask Congress to extend these incentives for physicians to locate and practice in rural and underserved areas.
P.L. 110-275 (H.R. 6331, S. 3101), Medicare physician Payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medial Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Antitrust issues related to health care plan consolidation and physician collective bargaining, Oppose anticompetitive insurance consolidation. Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Collective Negotiation by Physicians with Health Plans, To allow physicians to bargain collectively with health plans. No Bill, Healthcare reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and provider underpayment. No Bill, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Promoting the US health delivery system reform to a Patient Centered Medical Home model of care, Promoting health care reform based on the PCMH model of care. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care. No Bill, Rural and underserved health issues, geographic practice cost indices, physician scarcity bonus, To ask Congress to extend these incentives for physicians to locate and practice in rural and underserved areas. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process.
S, 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.
S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 1858 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. S.3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con. Res. 3825 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. H.R. Con. Res. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.
S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Out of pocket costs for health care, To make sure out-of-pocket costs for health care (especially drugs) does not prevent patients' access to health care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC.
S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 1858 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con. Res. 3825 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Out of pocket costs for health care, To make sure out-of-pocket costs for health care (especially drugs) does not prevent patients' access to health care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, National Coalition on Health Care, Universal Coverage. No Bill, Physician quality reporting initiative; value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care. No Bill, Truth in Health Advertising, Ensure patients know who is a medical doctor.
P.L. 110-24, Federal programs to screen for heritable disorders in newborn children, Public awareness, training to offer quality care for infants. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. S. 3708, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. H.R. 7302, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Increased funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Fiscal Year 2009, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, National Coalition on Health Care, Universal Coverage. No Bill, Physician quality reporting initiative; value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care. No Bill, Title VII health professions grants funding and reauthorzation, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs. No Bill, Truth in Health Advertising, Ensure patients know who is a medical doctor.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
P.L. 110-275 (H.R. 6331, S. 3101), Medicare physician Payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medial Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, CMS Meetings regarding Medicare payment, PCMH Pilot, GME. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Healthcare reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and provider underpayment. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care. No Bill, Rural and underserved health issues, geographic practice cost indices, physician scarcity bonus, To ask Congress to extend these incentives for physicians to locate and practice in rural and underserved areas.
P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6983, Mental Health Parity, To require health plans to cover mental health services on a par with how they cover physical health. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Promoting the US health delivery system reform to a Patient Centered Medical Home model of care, Promoting health care reform base on the PCMH model of care. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process.
S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 1858 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con. Res. 3825 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Out of pocket costs for health care, To make sure out-of-pocket costs for health care (especially drugs) does not prevent patients' access to health care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.
S, 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.
S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. S, 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. S. 4296, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. No Bill, Attended FTC Health Care Clinical Integration Workshop, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Health Information Technology; Electronic Health Records; Electronic Prescribing, To educate Congress on the value, cost and obstacles associated with health information technology in family practices. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and provider underpayment. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Out of pocket costs for health care, To make sure out-of-pocket costs for health care (especially drugs) does not prevent patients' access to health care. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value-base purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.
S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 1858 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. S.3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con. Res. 3825 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. H.R. Con. Res. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement, To assure that the data that the bill requires is from an accurate source. S. 1858, Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, to discourage requiring pharma. companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.Con.Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement, To assure that the data that the bill requires is from an accurate source. H.R. 3825, Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, to discourage requiring pharma. companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. No Bill, Comparative drug effectiveness, This will provide family physicians with useful guidance for their prescribing. No Bill, Contact with GAO Staff, Medicare physician payment; Title VII. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To make sure the revisions to the designation process are fair. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII Grants. No Bill, Medicare quality reporting (PQRI program), To continue the program as a voluntary bonus payment one. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Scope of Practice, Relates to truth in advertising legislation.
No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To make sure the revisions to designation process are fair.
S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 400, Michelle's Law, Health care coverage for all. S. 558, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, This helps the patients of family physicians whose health insurance does not cover mental health conditions. S. 1642, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Make primary care physicians eligible for loan forgiveness available to those employed in areas of national need and reinstate 20/220 debt-to-income ratio to loan deferment. S. 2408, Health Information Technology; electronic health records; electronic prescribing, To educate Congress on the value, cost and obstacles associated with health information technology in family practices, as well as provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. S. 2785, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, Provide positive annual updates for Medicare physician payments. S. 2786, Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act, To encourage physicians to practice in rural areas. H.Con.Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, To prevent insurance and employment discrimination of the patients of family physicians. H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, This helps the patients of family physicians whose health insurance does not cover mental health conditions. H.R. 2851, Michelle's Law, Health care coverage for all. H.R. 3162, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, Provide positive annual updates for Medicare physician payments. H.R. 3825, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, To make sure appropriate infant testing is called for. H.R. 4137, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Make primary care physicians eligible for loan forgiveness available to those employed in areas of national need and reinstate 20/220 debt-to-income ratio to loan deferment. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology; electronic health records; electronic prescribing, To educate Congress on the value, cost and obstacles associated with health information technology in family practices, as well as provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. 5449, No discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2008, Health care coverage for all. No Bill, Graduate medical education; volunteer preceptor, To review regulation of and lessen the burden on voluntary preceptor and continue GME funding. No Bill, Growth of health care spending, To make sure Congress understands how primary care can help curtail these costs. No Bill, Health care access, To promote additional support for improved access to health care. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII Grants. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and providers underpayment. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Medicare physician payment reform; Title VII health professions grants, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula, provide positive update for Medicare physicians payments; Promote Title VII health professions grants for primary care training. No Bill, Participated in AMA Antitrust Work Group, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
S. 1710, Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, FY 2008, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs. H.R. 2764, Consolidated FY 2008 Appropriations bill, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs.
S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act, The bill includes provisions listed in the House version, but limits state requirements that might be more comprehensive. S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective.
S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act, The bill includes provisions listed in the House version, but limits state requirements that might be more comprehensive.
S. 1710, Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, FY 2008, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs. S. 2408, Medicare Electronic and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act, It would require physician utilization of the Medicare electronic prescription drug program.
S. 1710, Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, FY 2008, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs. H.R. 2669, College Cost Reduction Act, The Senate-passed bill includes a section to provide student loan deferment for the entire length of a medical or dental residency. Currently, debt can be deferred only up to three years while in residency.
S. 1710, Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, FY 2008, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs. S. 2499, Medicare physician payment reforms, SCHIP, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate/provide positive annual updates to Medicare physician payment/ childrens health insurance.
S. 1710, Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, FY 2008, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs. S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act, The measure increases the Medicare physician payment rate by 0.5 percent until July 1, 2008.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective. HR 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective.
HR 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, The bill would provide competitive grants to 10 states for innovative approaches to medical liability reforms. HR 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare Act, The bill would cap non-economic damages that could be recovered in a medical malpractice lawsuits. S. 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, The bill would provide competitive grants to 10 states for innovative approaches to medical liability reforms.
S. 558, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, The bill would require insurers offering mental health coverage impose financial requirements for mental health benefits that are no more restrictive than those applied to other medical benefits. S. 1224, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. S. 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, The bill would provide competitive grants to 10 states for innovative approaches to medical liability reforms. HR 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, The bill would prohibit genetic discrimination by employers and health insurance providers. HR 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act , The bill would require insurers offering mental health coverage impose financial requirements for mental health benefits that are no more restrictive than those applied to other medical benefits. HR 1781, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. HR 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, The bill would provide competitive grants to 10 states for innovative approaches to medical liability reforms. HR 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare Act, The bill would cap non-economic damages that could be recovered in medical malpractice lawsuits. S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, The bill would create tax credits for health insurance. S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, The bill would prohibit genetic discrimination by employers and health insurance providers.
S. 290, Rural Physicians’ Relief Act, The bill would provide primary care physicians with a $1000 tax credit for each month she provided services in a designated “frontier” area. S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, The bill would create tax credits for health insurance. S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act, Medical student loan debt relief. S. 1307, Medicare Provider Accountability Act, The bill would have CMS withhold Medicare payments from providers who owe federal taxes. S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, The bill would provide grants to physician practices to implement health information technology. HR 1332, Small Business Lending Improvements Act, The bill would provide special loan incentives to encourage medical professionals to locate in designated shortage areas.
S. Con. Res. 21, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, The bill would provide grants to physician practices to implement health information technology. S. 1710, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. H. Con. Res. 99, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. HR 1368, Personalized Health Information Act, The bill would require HHS to establish a program to provide financial incentives for the establishment of interactive personal health records for Medicare beneficiaries. HR 3043, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
HR 1591, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts. HR 2206, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts.
S. Con. Res. 21, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. S. 290, Rural Physicians’ Relief Act, The bill would provide primary care physicians with a $1000 tax credit for each month she provided services in a designated “frontier” area. S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, The bill would create tax credits for health insurance. S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, The bill would prohibit genetic discrimination by employers and health insurance providers. S. 498, Rural Medicare Equity Act, The bill would provide additional support payments for physicians in rural areas. S. 558, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act , The bill would require insurers offering mental health coverage impose financial requirements for mental health benefits that are no more restrictive than those applied to other medical benefits. S. 624, National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act, The bill would reauthorize programs for subsidized mammography exams, PAP tests, and other screenings. S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective. S. 634, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007, Authorize HRSA grants for education and training in newborn screening for congenital, genetic, and metabolic disorders. S. 657, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act, The bill would authorize several emergency services and trauma care programs. S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act, Medical student loan debt relief. S. 1218, Medicare for All, The bill would extend Medicare coverage to all Americans who are not otherwise covered by health insurance. S. 1224, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. S. 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, Medical liability reform. S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, The bill would provide grants to physician practices to implement health information technology. S. 1710, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. H. Con. Res. 99, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. HR 140, US. Physician Shortage Elimination Act, The bill would provide scholarships and tuition assistance for family medicine students and grants for physicians who practice in community health centers. HR 477, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act, The bill would authorize several programs related to education, prevention and treatment of stroke and to encourage the use of telemedicine. HR 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, The bill would prohibit genetic discrimination by employers and health insurance providers. HR 727 (PL110-23), Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act, The bill would authorize several emergency services and trauma care programs. HR 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective. HR 1132 (PL110-18), National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act, The bill would reauthorize programs for subsidized mammography exams, PAP tests, and other screenings. HR 1332, Small Business Lending Improvements Act, The bill would provide special loan incentives to encourage medical professionals to locate in designated shortage areas. HR 1368, Personalized Health Information Act, The bill would require HHS to establish a program to provide financial incentives for the establishment of interactive personal health records for Medicare beneficiaries. HR 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act , The bill would require insurers offering mental health coverage impose financial requirements for mental health benefits that are no more restrictive than those applied to other medical benefits. HR 1591, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts. HR 1781, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. HR 2034, Medicare for All, The bill would extend Medicare coverage to all Americans who are not otherwise covered by health insurance. HR 2206, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts. HR 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, Medical liability reform. HR 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare Act, The bill would cap non-economic damages that could be recovered in a medical malpractice lawsuits. HR 3043, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. No Bill Number, Title VII health professions programs reauthorization, Enhance Family Medicine training programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reforms, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and provide positive annual updates of Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Medical Home, Place patient-centered medical home in legislation.
No Bill Number, Implementation of MMA, Simplification of Part D program.
H. Con. Res. 99, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s Health Insurance Program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. HR 3043, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. No Bill Number, Title VII Health Professions Programs Reauthorization, Enhance family medicine training programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reforms, Repeal medicare sustainable growth rate and provide positive annual updates of Medicare physician payment. S. Con. Res. 21, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. S. 1710, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
S. 634, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007, Authorize HRSA grants for education and training in newborn screening for congenital, genetic, and metabolic disorders. S. 1224, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. S. 1710, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. H. Con. Res. 99, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. HR 1591, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts. HR 1781, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. HR 2206, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts. HR 3043, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. No Bill, No Title, CMS issued a final rule for Graduate Medical Education policy for payments to teaching hospitals when residents are being trained in a non-hospital site (like a family doctor’s office). No Bill, No Title, CMS proposed a rule to eliminate Graduate Medical Education Funding through Medicaid. S. Con. Res. 21, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training.
S. Con. Res. 21, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. S 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act, Medical student loan debt relief. S. 1710, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. H. Con. Res. 99, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. HR 140, US. Physician Shortage Elimination Act, The bill would provide scholarships and tuition assistance for family medicine students and grants for physicians who practice in community health centers. HR 477, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act, The bill would authorize several programs related to education, prevention and treatment of stroke and to encourage the use of telemedicine. HR 1132 (PL110-18), National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act, The bill would reauthorize programs for subsidized mammography exams, PAP tests, and other screenings. HR 3043, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. No Bill, No Bill Title, CMS issued a final rule for Graduate Medical Education policy for payments to teaching hospitals when residents are being trained in a non-hospital site (like a family doctor’s office). No Bill, No Bill Title, CMS proposed a rule to eliminate Graduate Medical Education Funding through Medicaid. No Bill, VII Health Professions Programs Reauthorization, Enhance Family Medicine training programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
S. 2510, Small Employers Health Benefits Act, Would allow small business to pool their risk in plans that are subject to state insurance regulations. S. 2554, Affordability in the Individual Market Act, Expands the definition of what is deductible under IRS for Health Savings Accounts and the co-payment of health insurance. S. 23, Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act, Would have imposed a cap of $250,000 for non-economic damages in a medical malpractice lawsuit involving obstetric care. S. 1337, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, Authorizes grants to states to carry out pilot programs on alternative dispute resolution for medical malpractice claims. S. 1955, Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, Would allow small businesses to pool their risk in plans that are not subject to state insurance regulations.
S. 666, Family smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, FDA authority to regulate tobacco products.
S. 1337, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, Authorizes grants to states to carry out pilot programs on alternative dispute resolution for medical malpractice claims.
S. 3521, Stop Over Spending Act, Would cap Medicare and Medicaid expenditures.
S. 1002, Hospital Fair Competition Act, Definition and treatment of specialty hospitals and physicians’ referral of their patients. S. 1337, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, Authorizes grants to states to carry out pilot programs on alternative dispute resolution for medical malpractice claims. S. 1955, Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, Would allow small businesses to pool their risk in plans that are not subject to state insurance regulations. S. 2510, Small Employers Health Benefits Act, Would allow small business to pool their risk in plans that are subject to state insurance regulations. S. 2554, Affordability in the Individual Market Act, Expands the definition of what is deductible under IRS for Health Savings Accounts and the co-payment of health insurance. S. 2772, Health Partnership Act, Federal grant program to assist states in expanding and improving access to quality health care. S. 3546, Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act, Requires MDs to report adverse events associated with dietary supplements and other nonpresecription drugs. S. 3708, Translational Research at NIH, The appropriations committee’s report on Labor/HHS encouraged research into translating basic science into practice in the physician’s office. HR 676, US Physician Shortage Elimination Act, Additional support for medical students and residents who commit to work in underserved areas. HR 5866, Medicare Physician Payment Reform and Quality Improvement Act, Would repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula used in calculating an annual Medicare payment rate. HR 8916, Patients’ Access to Physicians Act, Would specify that Medicare payment to physicians for 2007 and 2008 would be the MEI, plus one percent. No bill, Medicaid reforms, Discussions of how to reform the Medicaid program to control costs and improve quality. No bill, Reauthorization of Title VII Programs, Enhancement of family medicine programs.
HR 2863, Pandemic Flu, Public health awareness & preparedness.
S. 2554, Affordability in the Individual Market Act, Expands the definition of what is deductible under IRS for Health Savings Accounts and the co-payment of health insurance. S. 1002, Hospital Fair Competition Act, Definition and treatment of specialty hospitals and physicians’ referral of their patients. S. 3500, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act, Extends through 2008 the Medicare incentive payment program for physician scarcity areas. S. 3521, Stop Over Spending Act, Would cap Medicare and Medicaid expenditures. S. 3701, Catastrophic Health Care Coverage Promotion Act, Would create a pilot program to give access to health insurance to uninsured Americans and those with catastrophic health care costs. S. 2701/HR 4403, Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act , Clarifies that the intent of Congress is to encourage the use of ambulatory sites with voluntary preceptors in the primary care residency programs. HR 676, US Physician Shortage Elimination Act, Additional support for medical students and residents who commit to work in underserved areas. HR 5647, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations, Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. HR 5856, AmeriCare Act, Would provide universal health care eligibility for all residents of the US for Medicare. HR 5866, Medicare Physician Payment Reform and Quality Improvement Act, Would repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula used in calculating an annual Medicare payment rate. HR 6111, Tax Fairness & Health Care Act of 2006, Institutes a pay-for-performance system for physicians Prevents cuts to physician payment rates under Medicare. HR 8916, Patients’ Access to Physicians Act, Would specify that Medicare payment to physicians for 2007 and 2008 would be the MEI, plus one percent. No bill, Medicaid reforms, Discussions of how to reform the Medicaid program to control costs and improve quality.
S. 3546, Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act, Requires MDs to report adverse events associated with dietary supplements and other nonpresecription drugs. HR 5647, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations , Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. NA, Implementation of MMA, Clear & consistent information to our members on new Medicare drug benefit
S. 3546, Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act, Requires MDs to report adverse events associated with dietary supplements and other nonpresecription drugs.
S. 1955, Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, Would allow small businesses to pool their risk in plans that are not subject to state insurance regulations. S. 2510, Small Employers Health Benefits Act, Would allow small business to pool their risk in plans that are subject to state insurance regulations.
S. 1002, Hospital Fair Competition Act, Definition and treatment of specialty hospitals and physicians’ referral of their patients. S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, Requires interoperability standards in health information technology. S. 1955, Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, Would allow small businesses to pool their risk in plans that are not subject to state insurance regulations. S. 2510, Small Employers Health Benefits Act, Would allow small business to pool their risk in plans that are subject to state insurance regulations. S. 2554, Affordability in the Individual Market Act, Expands the definition of what is deductible under IRS for Health Savings Accounts and the co-payment of health insurance. S. 2772, Health Partnership Act, Federal grant program to assist states in expanding and improving access to quality health care. S. 3500, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act, Extends through 2008 the Medicare incentive payment program for physician scarcity areas. S. 3701, Catastrophic Health Care Coverage Promotion Act, Would create a pilot program to give access to health insurance to uninsured Americans and those with catastrophic healthcare costs. S. 3708, Translational Research at NIH, The appropriations committee’s report on Labor/HHS encouraged research into translating basic science into practice in the physician’s office. S. 2071/HR 4403, Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act, Would provide a legislative directive to CMS to resolve the issue of volunteer faculty precepting. HR 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act, Funding for health information technology. HR 5573, The Health Centers Renewal Act, Renews the Community Health Centers program. HR 5647, Pandemic Flu, Public health awareness & preparedness. HR 5856, AmeriCare Act, Would provide universal health care eligibility for all residents of the US for Medicare. HR 6111, Tax Fairness & Health Care Act of 2006, Institutes a pay-for-performance system for physicians Prevents cuts to physician payment rates under Medicare. No bill, Medicaid reforms, Discussions of how to reform the Medicaid program to control costs and improve quality.
HR 676, US Physician Shortage Elimination Act, Additional support for medical students and residents who commit to work in underserved areas. H.R. 1380, Higher Ed. Affordability & Equity Act, Repeals dollar limitation on tax deduction for interest on education loans. HR 5770, Physician Shortage Elimination Act, Authorizes scholarships for the National Health Service Corps for students and residents who pledge to work in medically underserved areas. HR 5647, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations , Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. No Bill, Reauthorization of Title VII Programs, Enhancement of family medicine programs. S. 2701/HR 4403, Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act , Clarifies that the intent of Congress is to encourage the use of ambulatory sites with voluntary preceptors in the primary care residency programs.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE