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H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1173, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013 H.R. 4106, Saving Lives, Saving CostsDrug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol Shortage - European Union Export RestrictionsScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS H.R. 1150, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2013

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1173, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013 H.R. 4106, Saving Lives, Saving CostsDrug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol Shortage - European Union Export Restrictions Compounding USPScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1173, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013 H.R. 4106, Saving Lives, Saving CostsDrug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol Shortage - European Union Export RestrictionsScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS H.R. 1150, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2013

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1173, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013 H.R. 4106, Saving Lives, Saving CostsDrug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol Shortage - European Union Export Restrictions Compounding USPScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1173, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013 H.R. 4106, Saving Lives, Saving CostsDrug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol Shortage - European Union Export Restrictions Compounding USPScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1173, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013 H.R. 4106, Saving Lives, Saving CostsDrug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol Shortage - European Union Export RestrictionsScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS H.R. 1150, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2013

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act H.R. 1173, Palliative Care BillDrug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice NursesScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date FDA Opioid Labeling FDA Sugammadex Prescription Opioids and Pain Residency Act FDA Workshop on Opioid Conversion Hydrocodone HHS AIDE Action Plan

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1173, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol Shortage - European Union Export RestrictionsScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of BenefitCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule RuleCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of BenefitCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act H.R. 1173, Palliative Care BillDrug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice NursesScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date FDA Opioid Labeling FDA Sugammadex Prescription Opioids and Pain Residency Act FDA Workshop on Opioid Conversion Hydrocodone HHS AIDE Action Plan

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice NursesScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date FDA Opioid Labeling

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1173, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol Shortage - European Union Export RestrictionsScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of BenefitCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 S. 959, Pharmaceutical Compounding Quality and Accountability ActP.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice NursesScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative Naloxone FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date FDA Opioid Labeling FDA Sugammadex Prescription Opioids and Pain Residency Act

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule RuleCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of BenefitCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1173, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol Shortage - European Union Export RestrictionsScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act H.R. 1173, Palliative Care BillDrug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice NursesScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date FDA Opioid Labeling FDA Sugammadex Prescription Opioids and Pain Residency Act FDA Workshop on Opioid Conversion Hydrocodone HHS AIDE Action Plan

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule RuleCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of BenefitCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule RuleCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of BenefitCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule RuleCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of BenefitCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule RuleCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing

H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of BenefitCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 S. 959, Pharmaceutical Compounding Quality and Accountability ActP.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice NursesScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative Naloxone FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date FDA Opioid Labeling FDA Sugammadex Prescription Opioids and Pain Residency Act

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation CMS E-Prescribing President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations CMS Handoffs Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA 5010 - Claims Processing Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration Gang of six - debt proposal Senator Coburn deficit reduction plan

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of Benefit CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 5707, Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, CY 2013: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and Chroni Pain Management Services Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FDA Sedation Initiative Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires FDA Sentinel Prescription Drug User Fee Act NASPER Funding; controlled substance abuse, misuse and diversion State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Senator Tom Udall national licensing draft legislation

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FDA Sedation Initiative Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires FDA Sentinel Prescription Drug User Fee Act NASPER Funding; controlled substance abuse, misuse and diversion State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Senator Tom Udall national licensing draft legislation

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation CMS E-Prescribing President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations CMS Handoffs Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA 5010 - Claims Processing Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration Gang of six - debt proposal Senator Coburn deficit reduction plan

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 5707, Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, CY 2013: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and Chroni Pain Management Services Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of Benefit CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FDA Sedation Initiative Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires FDA Sentinel Prescription Drug User Fee Act NASPER Funding; controlled substance abuse, misuse and diversion State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Senator Tom Udall national licensing draft legislation

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of Benefit CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation CMS E-Prescribing President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations CMS Handoffs Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA 5010 - Claims Processing Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration Gang of six - debt proposal Senator Coburn deficit reduction plan

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 5707, Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, CY 2013: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and Chroni Pain Management Services Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FDA Sedation Initiative Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires FDA Sentinel Prescription Drug User Fee Act NASPER Funding; controlled substance abuse, misuse and diversion State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Senator Tom Udall national licensing draft legislation

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 5707, Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, CY 2013: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and Chroni Pain Management Services Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of Benefit CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation CMS E-Prescribing President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations CMS Handoffs Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA 5010 - Claims Processing Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration Gang of six - debt proposal Senator Coburn deficit reduction plan

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 5707, Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, CY 2013: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and Chroni Pain Management Services Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FDA Sedation Initiative Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires FDA Sentinel Prescription Drug User Fee Act NASPER Funding; controlled substance abuse, misuse and diversion State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Senator Tom Udall national licensing draft legislation

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date

H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration