JILL RATHBUN

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - Meetings with House and Senate Offices regarding a predictable and dependable Medicare reimbursement pathway for Software as a Service procedures or procedures that provide clinicians with additional information that is produced with AI enabled software . HR. 6197/S.1399 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate payment of certain algorithm-based healthcare services under the Medicare program.

Discussions with House and Senate Offices regarding the future of Medicare physician payment and the Medicare physician payment fee schedule for CY 2026 and the finalized work efficiency adjuster and the need to delay. H.R.7520 - Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act. Legislation to support Medicare reimbursement for the office site of service, H.R.7863 - Promoting Fairness for Medicare Providers Act of 2026. Legislation to support changes in budget neutrality methodology in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, H.R.8163 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026.

Discussions with House and Senate Offices regarding the future of Medicare physician payment and the Medicare physician payment fee schedule for CY 2026 and the finalized work efficiency adjuster and the need to delay.

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - Meetings with House and Senate Offices regarding a predictable and dependable Medicare reimbursement pathway for Software as a Service procedures or procedures that provide clinicians with additional information that is produced with AI enabled software. HR. 6197/S.1399 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate payment of certain algorithm-based healthcare services under the Medicare program.

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - Meetings with House and Senate Offices regarding a predictable and dependable Medicare reimbursement pathway for Software as a Service procedures or procedures that provide clinicians with additional information that is produced with AI enabled software . S.1399 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate payment of certain algorithm-based healthcare services under the Medicare program.

Discussions with House and Senate Offices regarding the future of Medicare physician payment and the Medicare physician payment fee schedule for CY 2026 and the proposed work efficiency adjuster. Meeting on August 14, 2025 with Abe Sutton, Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation regarding the WiSER Alternative Payment Model and specifically the wound care inclusion.

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - Meetings with House and Senate Offices regarding a predictable and dependable Medicare reimbursement pathway for Software as a Service procedures or procedures that provide clinicians with additional information that is produced with AI enabled software. S.1399 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate payment of certain algorithm-based healthcare services under the Medicare program.

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services. Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety. H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act 119th Congress (2025-2026), 07/04/2025 Became Public Law No: 119-21.

Medicare pricing transparency and site-neutral payments, ensuring year-end legislation does not contain as a pay-for.

Discussions with House and Senate Offices regarding the future of Medicare physician payment and the Medicare physician payment fee schedule and payments for CY 2025, 2026 and beyond. H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act 119th Congress (2025-2026), 07/04/2025 Became Public Law No: 119-21.

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services. Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety. Medicare pricing transparency and site-neutral payments, ensuring year-end legislation does not contain as a pay-for. FY2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act (through 9/30/2025) H.R. 1968 P.L. 119-4 (03/15/2025).

FY 2025 Federal Funding for the ALT-ED Program at SAMSHA, continued implementation of program for FY 2024, FY2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act (through 9/30/2025) H.R. 1968 P.L. 119-4 (03/15/2025).

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - Meetings with House and Senate Offices regarding a predictable and dependable Medicare reimbursement pathway for Software as a Service procedures or procedures that provide clinicians with additional information that is produced with AI enabled software. S.1399 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate payment of certain algorithm-based healthcare services under the Medicare program.

Discussions with House and Senate Offices regarding the future of Medicare physician payment and the Medicare physician payment fee schedule for FY 2025 patching of 2.83% cut. FY2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act (through 9/30/2025) H.R. 1968 P.L. 119-4 (03/15/2025).

FY2024 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (through 11/17/2023) H.R. 5860; SBIR Funding and grant support for National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute submissions.

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - Meetings with House and Senate Offices regarding a predictable and dependable Medicare reimbursement pathway for Software as a Service procedures or procedures that provide clinicians with additional information that is produced with AI enabled software.

FY 2025 Federal Funding for the National Institutes of Health, including National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the Office of Research on Womens Health - House and Senate Appropriations Committees - FY2025 Continuing Resolution and Other Matters Act (through 3/28/2025) H.R. 9494 and FY2025 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (through 3/14/2025) H.R. 10545.

Discussions with House and Senate Offices regarding the future of Medicare physician payment and the Medicare physician payment fee schedule, including Dear Colleague letter signers for both House and Senate Letters. FY2025 Continuing Resolution and Other Matters Act (through 3/28/2025) H.R. 9494 and FY2025 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (through 3/14/2025) H.R. 10545.

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services. Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety; Medicare pricing transparency and site-neutral payments, ensuring year-end legislation does not contain as a pay-for, FY2025 Continuing Resolution and Other Matters Act (through 3/28/2025) H.R. 9494 and FY2025 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (through 3/14/2025) H.R. 10545.

Continued funding for FY 2025 for healthcare services and healthcare infrastructure at VA medical centers, FY2025 Continuing Resolution and Other Matters Act (through 3/28/2025) H.R. 9494 and FY2025 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (through 3/14/2025) H.R. 10545.

FY2025 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act (through 12/20/2024) H.R. 9747.

Discussions with House and Senate Offices regarding the future of Medicare physician payment and the Medicare physician payment fee schedule, including Dear Colleague letter signers for both House and Senate Letters. FY2025 Continuing Resolution and Other Matters Act (through 3/28/2025) H.R. 9494 and FY2025 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (through 3/14/2025) H.R. 10545.

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - Meetings with House and Senate Offices regarding a predictable and dependable Medicare reimbursement pathway for Software as a Service procedures or procedures that provide clinicians with additional information that is produced with AI enabled software .

FY2024 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (through 11/17/2023) H.R. 5860; SBIR Funding and grant support for National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute submissions.

Discussions with House and Senate Offices regarding the future of Medicare physician payment and the Medicare physician payment fee schedule, submission of response to Senate Finance Committee Bipartisan RFI.

FY2025 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act (through 12/20/2024) H.R. 9747. FY 2025 Federal Funding for the National Institutes of Health, including National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the Office of Research on Womens Health - Report Language Submissions regarding research connected to pregnancy and pelvic organ prolapse and a research plan for epidemiology research on health disparities and pelvic floor disorders and submission of Public Witness Testimony. - House and Senate Appropriations Committees - H.R.9029 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025.

FY 2025 Federal Funding for the ALT-ED Program at SAMSHA, continued implementation of program for FY 2024. FY2025 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act (through 12/20/2024) H.R. 9747 Patient Safety and policies that promote or expand the knowledge and use of patient safety protocols that include the use of ultrasound guidance.

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services. Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety; Medicare Coverage and payment for machine/Learning and AI enabled algorithms; Medicare pricing transparency and site-neutral payments.

Discussions with House and Senate Offices regarding the future of Medicare physician payment and the Medicare physician payment fee schedule, submission of response to Senate Finance Committee Bipartisan RFI.

FY2025 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act (through 12/20/2024) H.R. 9747.

FY 2025 Federal Funding for the ALT-ED Program at SAMSHA, continued implementation of program for FY 2024. Patient Safety and policies that promote or expand the knowledge and use of patient safety protocols that include the use of ultrasound guidance.

Initial discussion with Appropriation Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs regarding implementation by the Department of Veterans Affairs of report language in FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R. 4366/P.L. 118-42 regarding Patient Safety and hospital acquired conditions in the VA medical centers.

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - Meetings with House and Senate Offices regarding a predictable and dependable Medicare reimbursement pathway for Software as a Service procedures or procedures that provide clinicians with additional information that is produced with AI enabled software .

FY2024 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (through 11/17/2023) H.R. 5860; SBIR Funding and grant support for National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute submissions.

Discussions with House and Senate Offices regarding the future of Medicare physician payment and the Medicare physician payment fee schedule, submission of response to Senate Finance Committee Bipartisan RFI.

FY 2025 - Federal Funding for the National Institutes of Health, including National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the Office of Research on Womens Health - Report Language Submissions regarding research connected to pregnancy and pelvic organ prolapse and a research plan for epidemiology research on health disparities and pelvic floor disorders and submission of Public Witness Testimony. - House and Senate Appropriations Committees - H.R.9029 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025.

Discussions with House and Senate Offices regarding the future of Medicare physician payment and the Medicare physician payment fee schedule, submission of response to Senate Finance Committee Bipartisan RFI.

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services. Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety; Medicare Coverage and payment for machine/Learning and AI enabled algorithms, 30 minute virtual meeting organized by Advamed Imaging Division with Jonathan Blum, Principal Deputy CMS Administrator and Dr. Dora Hughes, Acting CMS Chief Medical Officer on March 29th; Medicare pricing transparency and site-neutral payments; FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 4366/P.L. 118-42 - Medicare physician fee schedule conversion factor for 2024.

FY 2024 Appropriations for the Veterans Affairs Health Administration and Report language requests to House and Senate offices regarding Patient Safety and hospital acquired conditions in the VA medical centers. FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R. 4366/P.L. 118-42.

Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Bilirakis, Murphy, Cardenas, and Davis introducing, H.R.3674 - Providing Relief and Stability for Medicare Patients Act of 2023, to address payment cuts. Meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee on co-sponsorship; FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 4366/P.L. 118-42 - Medicare physician fee schedule conversion factor for 2024; Discussions with House and Senate Offices regarding the future of Medicare physician payment and the Medicare physician payment fee schedule.

FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 4366/P.L. 118-42 - Medicare physician fee schedule conversion factor for 2024; Discussions with House and Senate Offices regarding the future of Medicare physician payment and the Medicare physician payment fee schedule.

FY 2024 Federal Funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), FY 2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2882/P.L. 118-47; FY 2025 - Federal Funding for the National Institutes of Health, including National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the Office of Research on Womens Health - Report Language Submissions regarding research connected to pregnancy and pelvic organ prolapse and a research plan for epidemiology research on health disparities and pelvic floor disorders . - House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

FY2024 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (through 11/17/2023) H.R. 5860; SBIR Funding and grant support for National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute submissions.

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - Meetings with House and Senate Offices regarding a predictable and dependable Medicare reimbursement pathway for Software as a Service procedures or procedures that provide clinicians with additional information that is produced with AI enabled software.

H.R. 6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, which provides fiscal year 2024 appropriations to Federal agencies through January 19, 2024; Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services. Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety; Medicare Coverage and payment for machine/Learning and AI enabled algorithms; Medicare pricing transparency and site-neutral payments.

H.R. 6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, which provides fiscal year 2024 appropriations to Federal agencies through January 19, 2024, for the Veterans Affairs Health Administration and Report language requests to House and Senate offices regarding Patient Safety and hospital acquired conditions in the VA medical centers. H.R. 4366 and S. 2127.

H.R. 6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, which provides fiscal year 2024 appropriations to Federal agencies through January 19, 2024. Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Bilirakis, Murphy, Cardenas, and Davis introducing, H.R.3674 - Providing Relief and Stability for Medicare Patients Act of 2023, to address payment cuts. Meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee on co-sponsorship; H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. - Meetings regarding Medicare physician payment for 2024 and beyond; Transparency in Medicare charges and costs and site-neutral payment issues. Hearings in Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means and Finance Committee.

H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, which provides fiscal year 2024 appropriations to Federal agencies through January 19, 2024, Federal Funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Report Language Submissions regarding Precision Medicine and Urinary Incontinence and research connected to pregnancy and pelvic organ prolapse. - House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

H.R. 6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, which provides fiscal year 2024 appropriations to Federal agencies through January 19, 2024; H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. - Meetings regarding Medicare physician payment for 2024 and beyond.

FY2024 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (through 11/17/2023) H.R. 5860; SBIR Funding and grant support for National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute submissions.

FY2024 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (through 11/17/2023) H.R. 5860; Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - CY 2024 Proposed Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule - Software as a Service payment proposal.

FY2024 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (through 11/17/2023) H.R. 5860; Cybersecurity and medical devices - policies on hospital incentives and Implementation by FDA of language in Protecting and Transforming Cyber Health Care Act of 2022 or the PATCH Act of 2022

FY2024 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (through 11/17/2023) H.R. 5860 for the Veterans Affairs Health Administration and Report language requests to House and Senate offices regarding Patient Safety and hospital acquired conditions in the VA medical centers. H.R. 4366 and S. 2127.

FY2024 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (through 11/17/2023) H.R. 5860. Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Bilirakis, Murphy, Cardenas, and Davis introducing, H.R.3674 - Providing Relief and Stability for Medicare Patients Act of 2023, to address payment cuts. Meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee on co-sponsorship; H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. - Meetings regarding Medicare physician payment for 2024 and beyond; Transparency in Medicare charges and costs and site-neutral payment issues. Hearings in Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means and Finance Committee.

FY2024 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (through 11/17/2023) H.R. 5860, Federal Funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Report Language Submissions regarding Precision Medicine and Urinary Incontinence and research connected to pregnancy and pelvic organ prolapse. - House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

FY2024 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (through 11/17/2023) H.R. 5860; H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. - Meetings regarding Medicare physician payment for 2024 and beyond.

FY2024 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (through 11/17/2023) H.R. 5860; SBIR Funding and grant support for National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute submissions.

FY2024 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (through 11/17/2023) H.R. 5860; Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - CY 2024 Proposed Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule - Software as a Service payment proposal.

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services. Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety; Medicare Coverage and payment for machine/Learning and AI enabled algorithms; Medicare pricing transparency and site-neutral payments.

Cybersecurity and medical devices - policies on hospital incentives and Implementation by FDA of language in Protecting and Transforming Cyber Health Care Act of 2022 or the PATCH Act of 2022

FY 2024 Appropriations for the Veterans Affairs Health Administration and Report language requests to House and Senate offices regarding Patient Safety and hospital acquired conditions in the VA medical centers. H.R. 4366 and S. 2127.

Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Bilirakis, Murphy, Cardenas, and Davis introducing, H.R.3674 - Providing Relief and Stability for Medicare Patients Act of 2023, to address payment cuts. Meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee on co-sponsorship; H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. - Meetings regarding Medicare physician payment for 2024 and beyond; Transparency in Medicare charges and costs and site-neutral payment issues. Hearings in Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means and Finance Committee.

H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. - Meetings regarding Medicare physician payment for 2024 and beyond.

FY 2024 Federal Funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Report Language Submissions regarding Precision Medicine and Urinary Incontinence and research connected to pregnancy and pelvic organ prolapse. - House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

SBIR Funding and grant support for National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute submissions.

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - CY 2024 Proposed Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule - Software as a Service payment proposal.

Meeting on March 22, 2023 with staff for the USTR regarding trade issues for companies that manufacturer in the United States.

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services. Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety. Medicare Coverage and payment for machine/Learning and AI enabled algorithms.

NDAA 2024 Authorization and Report language requests regarding Patient safety and hospital acquired conditions in the military healthcare system.

SBIR Funding and grand support for National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute submissions.

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - CY 2023 Proposed Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule - Software as a Service payment proposal.

FY 2024 Federal Funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Report Language Submissions regarding Precision Medicine and Urinary Incontinence and research connected to pregnancy and pelvic organ prolapse. - House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

HR H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. - Meetings regarding Medicare physician payment for 2024 and beyond.

Meeting on March 22, 2023 with staff for the USTR regarding trade issues for companies that manufacturer in the United States.

NDAA 2024 Authorization and Report language requests regarding Patient safety and hospital acquired conditions in the military healthcare system.

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services. Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety. Medicare Coverage and payment for machine/Learning and AI enabled algorithms.

Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Bilirakis, Murphy and Cardenas on introducing legislation to address payment cuts. Meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee. HR H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. - Meetings regarding Medicare physician payment for 2024 and beyond.

Federal support and policies regarding better therapies for chronic pain.

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for opioid-alternative treatments for chronic pain.

Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Rush and Bilirakis Letter to House leadership, House Tri-Caucus Letter to Leadership, Meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee For 16. H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, will reduce the burdens of the prior authorization process under MA plans For 16. HR 8800 - Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 - Meetings and grassroots to gain co-sponsors for the legislation and HR 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 - Medicare section on physician payment update for CY 2023 and CY 2024

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services. Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety. H.R. 8800 - Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 and HR 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 - Medicare section on physician payment update for CY 2023 and CY 2024 Medicare Coverage and payment for machine/Learning and AI enabled algorithms

Cybersecurity and medical devices - policies on hospital incentives and H.R.7084/S.3983 Protecting and Transforming Cyber Health Care Act of 2022 or the PATCH Act of 2022 and HR 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 - FDA section and inclusion of PATCH Act Language

Federal support and policies regarding better therapies for chronic pain

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for opioid-alternative treatments for chronic pain

FY 2023 Federal Funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Report Language Submissions regarding overactive bladder research and research connected to pregnancy and pelvic organ prolapse. - H.R.8295 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 HR 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 - FY 2023 NIH, NIDDK, NICHD, and NIA Funding

H.R. 8800 - Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 - Meetings and grassroots to gain co-sponsors for the legislation. HR 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 - Medicare section on physician payment update for CY 2023 and CY 2024

Reauthorization of SBIR/STTR program for the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - CY 2023 Final Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule - Software as a Service payment proposal

Reauthorization of SBIR/STTR program for the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures - CY 2023 Proposed Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule - Software as a Service payment proposal

Federal support and policies regarding better therapies for chronic pain

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for opioid-alternative treatments for chronic pain

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services; Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety; H.R. 8800 - Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 Medicare Coverage and payment for machine learning and AI enabled algorithms

FDA Re-authorization of User Fees Legislation - H.R. 7667 (117), Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 and S. 4348 (117), FDASLA Act of 2022 H.R. 6833- Making Continuing Appropriations for FY 2023 and for Other Purposes

Cybersecurity and medical devices - policies on hospital incentives and H.R. 7084/S. 3983 Protecting and Transforming Cyber Health Care Act of 2022 or the PATCH Act of 2022

Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Rush and Bilirakis Letter to House leadership, House Tri-Caucus Letter to Leadership, Meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee H.R. 3173 - the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, will reduce the burdens of the prior authorization process under MA plans H.R. 8800 - Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 - Meetings and grassroots to gain co-sponsors for the legislation

FY 2023 Federal Funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Report Language Submissions regarding overactive bladder research and research connected to pregnancy and pelvic organ prolapse - H.R. 8295 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 6833 - Making Continuing Appropriations for FY 2023 and for other Purposes - Continued NIH Funding

H.R. 8800 - Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 - Meetings and grassroots to gain co-sponsors for the legislation

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services. Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety. Medicare Coverage and payment for machine/Learning and AI enabled algorithms Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Rush and Bilirakis Letter to House leadership, House Tri-Caucus Letter to Leadership, Meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee

Cybersecurity and medical devices - policies on hospital incentives and HR 7084/S.3983 Protecting and Transforming Cyber Health Care Act of 2022 or the PATCH Act of 2022

Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Rush and Bilirakis Letter to House leadership, House Tri-Caucus Letter to Leadership, Meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, will reduce the burdens of the prior authorization process under MA plans Graduate Medical Education - The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (H.R. 2256/S.834)

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for opioid-alternative treatments for chronic pain

Federal support and policies regarding better therapies for chronic pain

FY 2023 Federal Funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Report Language Submissions regarding overactive bladder research and research connected to pregnancy and pelvic organ prolapse. - H.R.8295 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for AI enabled treatment response procedures

Ovarian Cancer Research Program at the Department of Defense - FY 2023 Appropriations - H.R.8236 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 Peer-Reviewed Cancer Program at Department of Defense - FY 2023 Report - Add Endometrial Cancer as a new Peer Reviewed Cancer Program or to the list of eligible cancers - HR 8236 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 Ovarian Cancer Research Program at the Department of Defense - FY 2023 Appropriations - Department of Defense Appropriations Act - Senate Dear Colleague Letters and Report Language Submissions Peer-Reviewed Cancer Program at Department of Defense - FY 2023 Report - Add Endometrial Cancer as its own line-item program for FY 2023 - Senate Dear Colleague Letters and Report Language Submissions

FY 2023 Federal research funding for Gynecologic Cancer Research in the Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act - Report Language on Gynecologic Cancer and Disparities Research - H.R.8295 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Cybersecurity and medical devices - policies on hospital incentives and HR 7084/S.3983 Protecting and Transforming Cyber Health Care Act of 2022 or the PATCH Act of 2022

Tariffs on Products coming in from China Supply chain and Semiconductors Shortage Supply chain and Lithium batteries

Proposed CURES 2.0 Legislation - Medicare Coverage and payment for machine/Learning and AI enabled algorithms

Ovarian Cancer Research Program at the Department of Defense - FY 2022 Appropriations - HR 4432 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 and HR 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 Peer-Reviewed Cancer Program at Department of Defense - FY 2022 Report - Add Endometrial Cancer to the list of eligible cancers - HR 4432 and HR 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 Ovarian Cancer Research Program at the Department of Defense - FY 2023 Appropriations - Department of Defense Appropriations Act - Dear Colleague Letters and Report Language Submissions Peer-Reviewed Cancer Program at Department of Defense - FY 2023 Report - Add Endometrial Cancer as its own line-item program for FY 2023 - Dear Colleague Letters and Report Language Submissions

FY 2022 Federal research funding for Gynecologic Cancer Research in the Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act - Report Language on Gynecologic Cancer and Disparities Research - HR 2471 Jeanette Acosta Invest in Womens Health Act (H.R. 2216/S. 1063) PREVENT HPV Cancers Act (HR 1550)

The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667)

Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Rush and Bilirakis Letter to House leadership, House Tri-Caucus Letter to Leadership, Meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, will reduce the burdens of the prior authorization process under MA plans Graduate Medical Education - The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (H.R. 2256/S.834)

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for opioid-alternative treatments for chronic pain

Federal support and policies regarding better therapies for chronic pain

FY 2022 Federal funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Report Language Submissions regarding overactive bladder: FY2022 Consolidated Approps. Act (LHHSED, AG, E&W, FSGG, Int., MCVA, THUD) - HR 2471; H.R. 4502; FY 2023 Federal Funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Report Language Submissions regarding overactive bladder research and research connected to pregnancy and pelvic organ prolapse.

Support Letters from Wisconsin members of Congress for SBIR application for ML/AI algorithms research

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for treatment response procedures - CURES 2.0 Draft

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for treatment response procedures - CURES 2.0 Draft

Support Letters from Wisconsin members of Congress for SBIR application for ML/AI algorithms research

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for opioid-alternative treatments for chronic pain

Federal support and policies regarding better therapies for chronic pain

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payments for 2022 - Update to the Conversion Factor. S. 610 Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act

Ovarian Cancer Research Program at the Department of Defense - FY 2022 Appropriations - HR 4432 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 Peer-Reviewed Cancer Program at Department of Defense - FY 2022 Report - Add Endometrial Cancer to the list of eligible cancers - HR 4432

FY 2022 Federal research funding for Gynecologic Cancer Research in the Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act - Report Language on Gynecologic Cancer and Disparities Research Jeanette Acosta Invest in Womens Health Act (H.R. 2216/S. 1063) PREVENT HPV Cancers Act (HR 1550)

Cybersecurity and medical devices - policies on hospital incentives

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services. Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payments for 2022 - Update to the Conversion Factor, S. 610 Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Rush and Bilirakis Letter to House leadership, House Tri-Caucus Letter to Leadership, Meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee

The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667)

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payments for 2022 - Update to the Conversion Factor, S. 610 Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Rush and Bilirakis Letter to House leadership, House Tri-Caucus Letter to Leadership, Meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, will reduce the burdens of the prior authorization process under MA plans Graduate Medical Education - The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (H.R. 2256/S.834)

FY 2022 Federal funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Report Language Submissions regarding overactive bladder: FY2022 Consolidated Approps. Act (LHHSED, AG, E&W, FSGG, Int., MCVA, THUD), H.R. 4502

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payments for 2022 - Update to the Conversion Factor, S. 610 Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act

Tariffs on Products coming in from China Supply chain and Semiconductors Shortage Supply chain and Lithium batteries

Cybersecurity and medical devices - policies on hospital incentives

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services; Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety. Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Rush and Bilirakis Letter to CMS, meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee

Ovarian Cancer Research Program at the Department of Defense - FY 2022 Appropriations - HR 4432 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 Peer-Reviewed Cancer Program at Department of Defense - FY 2022 Report - Add Endometrial Cancer to the list of eligible cancers - HR 4432

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payments for 2022: Update to the Conversion Factor Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Rush and Bilirakis Letter to CMS, meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payments for 2022 - Update to the Conversion Factor Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Rush and Bilirakis Letter to CMS, meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, will reduce the burdens of the prior authorization process under MA plans Graduate Medical Education - The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (H.R. 2256/S.834)

The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667/S. 610)

Federal support and policies regarding better therapies for chronic pain

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for opioid-alternative treatments for chronic pain

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payments for 2022 - Update to the Conversion Factor Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Payments for Office-based services - Clinical Labor Update, Reps. Rush and Bilirakis Letter to CMS, meetings with Members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and Senate Finance Committee

FY 2022 Federal funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Report Language Submissions regarding overactive bladder: FY2022 Consolidated Approps. Act (LHHSED, AG, E&W, FSGG, Int., MCVA, THUD), H.R. 4502

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for treatment response procedures - CURES 2.0 Draft

Cybersecurity and medical devices - policies on hospital incentives

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services; promote ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety

Tariffs on products from China

H.R. 4432 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022: Ovarian Cancer Research Program at the Department of Defense; Peer-Reviewed Cancer Program at the Department of Defense: Add Endometrial Cancer to the list of eligible cancers

-- FY 2022 federal research funding for Gynecologic Cancer Research in the Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act: Report language on gynecological cancer and disparities research -- H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: COVID-19 policies and funding

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payments for 2022: Update to the Conversion Factor

-- Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payments for 2022: Update to the Conversion Factor -- H.R. 3173 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021: To reduce the burdens of the prior authorization process under MA plans -- H.R. 2256 / S. 834 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021: Graduate Medical Education

H.R. 1667 / S. 610 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for opioid-alternative treatments for chronic pain

Federal support and policies regarding better therapies for chronic pain

FY 2022 federal funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institutes for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases; report language submissions regarding overactive bladder

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payments for 2022 - Update to the Conversion Factor

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for treatment response procedures - CURES 2.0 draft

-- H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: COVID-19 policies and funding -- FY 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Appropriations: Report language regarding artificial intelligence enabled medical devices

-- Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services; promote ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety -- H.R. 1868: To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes - Extends a suspension of Medicare sequestration and makes other technical changes to Medicare payments and Medicaid eligibility

H.R. 1868 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes: Extends a suspension of Medicare sequestration and makes other technical changes to Medicare payments and Medicaid eligibility

-- FY 2022 federal research funding for Gynecologic Cancer Research in the Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act: Report language on gynecological cancer and disparities research -- H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: COVID-19 policies and funding

FY 2022 Appropriations - Ovarian Cancer Research Program at the Department of Defense; Peer-Reviewed Cancer Program at the Department of Defense: Add Endometrial Cancer to the list of eligible cancers

-- H.R. 1868 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes: Extends a suspension of Medicare sequestration and makes other technical changes to Medicare payments and Medicaid eligibility -- H.R. 2256 - The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021: Graduate medical education

H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: COVID-19 policies and funding

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for opioid-alternative treatments for chronic pain

-- Federal support and policies regarding better therapies for chronic pain -- H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: COVID-19 policies and funding

-- FY 2022 federal funding for the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institutes for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases; report language submissions regarding overactive bladder -- H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: COVID-19 policies and funding

H.R. 1868 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes: Extends a suspension of Medicare sequestration and makes other technical changes to Medicare payments and Medicaid eligibility

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for treatment response procedures

FY 2022 federal operation funding for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Approprations Act: Report language on Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) demonstration projects in value-based cancer care

H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Research funding for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and National Cancer Institute for FY 2021; congressional letters of support for SBIR grant applications

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for treatment response procedures/AI

Issues related to Medicare reimbursement for opioid-alternative treatments for chronic pain

Federal support and policies regarding better therapies for chronic pain

-- H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: FY 2021 Federal research funding for Gynecologic Cancer Clinical Trials in the Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act

-- H.R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Prior Authorization Requirements in Medicare and Medicaid Advantage -- H.R. 913 / S. 4742 - Medical Treatment Act: Coverage by Medicaid of clinical trials -- H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 8702 / S. 5007 - Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020; H.R. 8505 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes: Medicare Evaluation and Management Visits - Addressing the impact of E/M services updates on the future of the conversion factor and the payments for other Medicare services; discussions of various policy change proposals to address the budget neutrality of these payment changes

H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: COVID-19 policies and resources for providers

H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services; promote ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety

Cybersecurity and medical devices