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H.R. 1829 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1031 - Health Information Technology Act of 2009: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services.

H.R. 1829/S.950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1031 - Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 1911 - American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA): funding to help award recipients defray the cost of data collection re quirements initiated pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services.

H.R. 1829/S.950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1031 - Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 1911 - American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA): funding to help award recipients defray the cost of data collection re quirements initiated pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services.

H.R. 1829 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1031 - Health Information Technology Act of 2009: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1346/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427/S.726 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1346/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427/S.726 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1356/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1356/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1346/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427/S.726 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1346/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427/S.726 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1356/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1356/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

H.R. 1493 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009: Ensure patient access to quality health care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers.

H.R. 1493 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009: Ensure patient access to quality health care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers.

H.R. 1493 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009: Ensure patient access to quality health care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers.

H.R. 1493 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009: Ensure patient access to quality health care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1346/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427/S.726 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1346/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427/S.726 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1356/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1356/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

H.R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009 Health Americans Act H.R. 1021 - Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2009: Musculoskeleltal Disease and Condition Legislation.

H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009: provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009: amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to allow a bad debt deduction to doctors to partially offset the cost of providing uncompensated care required to be provided under amendments made by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. H.R. 1021/S.1548 - Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2009: Musculoskeletal Disease and Condition Legislation to improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a lingitudinal study on aging, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009 Health Americans Act H.R. 1021 - Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2009: Musculoskeleltal Disease and Condition Legislation.

H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009: provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009: amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to allow a bad debt deduction to doctors to partially offset the cost of providing uncompensated care required to be provided under amendments made by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. H.R. 1021/S.1548 - Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2009: Musculoskeletal Disease and Condition Legislation to improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a lingitudinal study on aging, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1829/S.950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1031 - Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 1911 - American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA): funding to help award recipients defray the cost of data collection re quirements initiated pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services.

H.R. 1829 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1031 - Health Information Technology Act of 2009: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services.

H.R. 1829/S.950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1031 - Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 1911 - American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA): funding to help award recipients defray the cost of data collection re quirements initiated pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services.

H.R. 1829 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1031 - Health Information Technology Act of 2009: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services.

H.R. 1829/S.950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1031 - Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 1911 - American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA): funding to help award recipients defray the cost of data collection re quirements initiated pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services.

H.R. 1829/S.950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1031 - Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 1911 - American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA): funding to help award recipients defray the cost of data collection re quirements initiated pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services.

H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009: provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009: amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to allow a bad debt deduction to doctors to partially offset the cost of providing uncompensated care required to be provided under amendments made by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. H.R. 1021/S.1548 - Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2009: Musculoskeletal Disease and Condition Legislation to improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a lingitudinal study on aging, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009: provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009: amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to allow a bad debt deduction to doctors to partially offset the cost of providing uncompensated care required to be provided under amendments made by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. H.R. 1021/S.1548 - Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2009: Musculoskeletal Disease and Condition Legislation to improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a lingitudinal study on aging, and for other purposes.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1356/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1346/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427/S.726 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1346/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427/S.726 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1356/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009: provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009: amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to allow a bad debt deduction to doctors to partially offset the cost of providing uncompensated care required to be provided under amendments made by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. H.R. 1021/S.1548 - Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2009: Musculoskeletal Disease and Condition Legislation to improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a lingitudinal study on aging, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009: provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009: amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to allow a bad debt deduction to doctors to partially offset the cost of providing uncompensated care required to be provided under amendments made by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. H.R. 1021/S.1548 - Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2009: Musculoskeletal Disease and Condition Legislation to improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a lingitudinal study on aging, and for other purposes.

Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act: enact a "stacked cap" on all liability payments awarded to medical liability suits against ob/gynocologists. S.45 - Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2009: 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. Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2009

Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act: enact a "stacked cap" on all liability payments awarded to medical liability suits against ob/gynocologists. S.45 - Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2009: 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. Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2009

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1346/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427/S.726 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1356/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1356/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1346/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427/S.726 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1346/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427/S.726 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 1346/S.540 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009: to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. H.R. 759 - The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act: provides a pathway for the FDA approval of complex biological products from a reference product. H.R. 1427/S.726 - Promoting Innovation and Access Life-Saving Medicare Act: establishes a pathway for the FDA to approve more affordable copies of biotech and establish user fees for these products.

H.R. 1829/S.950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1031 - Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 1911 - American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA): funding to help award recipients defray the cost of data collection re quirements initiated pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services.

H.R. 1829/S.950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1031 - Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 1911 - American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA): funding to help award recipients defray the cost of data collection re quirements initiated pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

S.244 - Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act: enact a "stacked cap" on all liability payments awarded to medical liability suits against ob/gynocologists. S.243 - Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1934 - Prompt Paymnet Improvement Act of 2007

S.244 - Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act: enact a "stacked cap" on all liability payments awarded to medical liability suits against ob/gynocologists. S.243 - Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1934 - Prompt Paymnet Improvement Act of 2007

S.244 - Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act: enact a "stacked cap" on all liability payments awarded to medical liability suits against ob/gynocologists. S.243 - Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1934 - Prompt Paymnet Improvement Act of 2007

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

S.244 - Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act: enact a "stacked cap" on all liability payments awarded to medical liability suits against ob/gynocologists. S.243 - Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1934 - Prompt Paymnet Improvement Act of 2007

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

S.244 - Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act: enact a "stacked cap" on all liability payments awarded to medical liability suits against ob/gynocologists. S.243 - Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1934 - Prompt Paymnet Improvement Act of 2007

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

S.1082 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

S.1082/H.R. 2900 - Food and Drug Revitalization Act: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to include unique device identification systems for medical devices. H.R. 2900/S.1082 - Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007: to provide for reasonable limits for conflicts of interest on FDA advisory committees and to stimulate pediatric device development. Also, to provide unique identification systems for medical devices. S.830/H.R. 1494 - Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act: to stimulate development of necessary medical devices for the pediatric population. H.R. 1956/H.R. 5629/H.R. 1038/S.623 - Regulation Devices Biologics and Combination Products by the FDA: to provide a pathway for follow-on biologics that would not allow for interchangeability without express physician approval. The Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008: to provide for the safety of medical devices manufactured in foreign countries. H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: to amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under state and local requirements for medical devices.

H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.