ms ABIGAIL HARTNETT

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill. H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills.S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bill. H.R. 2053/ S. 183, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a state-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2801/S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H. Resolution 356/ S Resolution 26, The Importance of Rural Health Access for American Communities. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians, including H.R.2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 340B Drug Discount Program. Critical Access Hospitals/OIG report and potential changes to CAH designation. Proposals involving site-neutral payment policies impacting payments to hospitals.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill. H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills.S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bill. H.R. 2053/ S. 183, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a state-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2801/S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H. Resolution 356/ S Resolution 26, The Importance of Rural Health Access for American Communities. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians, including H.R.2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 340B Drug Discount Program. Critical Access Hospitals/OIG report and potential changes to CAH designation. Proposals involving site-neutral payment policies impacting payments to hospitals.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill. H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills.S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bill. H.R. 2053/ S. 183, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a state-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2801/S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H. Resolution 356/ S Resolution 26, The Importance of Rural Health Access for American Communities. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians, including H.R.2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 340B Drug Discount Program. Critical Access Hospitals/OIG report and potential changes to CAH designation. Proposals involving site-neutral payment policies impacting payments to hospitals.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill. H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills.S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bill. H.R. 2053/ S. 183, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a state-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2801/S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H. Resolution 356/ S Resolution 26, The Importance of Rural Health Access for American Communities. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians, including H.R.2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 340B Drug Discount Program. Critical Access Hospitals/OIG report and potential changes to CAH designation. Proposals involving site-neutral payment policies impacting payments to hospitals.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill. H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills.S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bill. H.R. 2053/ S. 183, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a state-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2801/S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H. Resolution 356/ S Resolution 26, The Importance of Rural Health Access for American Communities. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians, including H.R.2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 340B Drug Discount Program. Critical Access Hospitals/OIG report and potential changes to CAH designation. Proposals involving site-neutral payment policies impacting payments to hospitals.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill. H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills.S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bill. H.R. 2053/ S. 183, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a state-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2801/S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H. Resolution 356/ S Resolution 26, The Importance of Rural Health Access for American Communities. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians, including H.R.2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 340B Drug Discount Program. Critical Access Hospitals/OIG report and potential changes to CAH designation. Proposals involving site-neutral payment policies impacting payments to hospitals.

H.R. 933, the Consolidated and Continuing Appropriations Act, entire bill. H.R. 325, To ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the U.S. Gov't until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes, entire bill. S. 365 (introduced by 112th Congress), Budget Control Act of 2011, entire bill.

House Concurrent Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2014, entire resolution. Senate Concurrent Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2014, entire resolution. H.R. 933, Consolidated and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013, entire bill with focus on provisions impacting hospitals.H.R. 325, To ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the U.S. Gov't until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes, entire bill. S. 365 (introduced by 112th Congress), Budget Control Act of 2011, entire bill. President Obama's FY 2013 budget proposal, entire proposal with a focus on provisions impacting Medicare and Medicaid.

H.R. 1250, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 351/S. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. S. 778 (introduced by 112th Congress), Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: Hospice payment reform. Hospice Quality Reporting Program. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. CMS proposed rule to reduce regulatory burden for Medicare & Medicaid providers (CMS 3267-P). 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes. CRNA payment issues. CMS' policy relating to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services.

H.R. 1250, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 351/S. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. S. 778 (introduced by 112th Congress), Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: Hospice payment reform. Hospice Quality Reporting Program. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. CMS proposed rule to reduce regulatory burden for Medicare & Medicaid providers (CMS 3267-P). 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes. CRNA payment issues. CMS' policy relating to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill. H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills.S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bill. H.R. 2053/ S. 183, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a state-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2801/S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H. Resolution 356/ S Resolution 26, The Importance of Rural Health Access for American Communities. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians, including H.R.2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 340B Drug Discount Program. Critical Access Hospitals/OIG report and potential changes to CAH designation. Proposals involving site-neutral payment policies impacting payments to hospitals.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill. H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills.S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bill. H.R. 2053/ S. 183, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a state-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2801/S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H. Resolution 356/ S Resolution 26, The Importance of Rural Health Access for American Communities. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians, including H.R.2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 340B Drug Discount Program. Critical Access Hospitals/OIG report and potential changes to CAH designation. Proposals involving site-neutral payment policies impacting payments to hospitals.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill. H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills.S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bill. H.R. 2053/ S. 183, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a state-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2801/S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H. Resolution 356/ S Resolution 26, The Importance of Rural Health Access for American Communities. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians, including H.R.2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 340B Drug Discount Program. Critical Access Hospitals/OIG report and potential changes to CAH designation. Proposals involving site-neutral payment policies impacting payments to hospitals.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill. H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills.S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bill. H.R. 2053/ S. 183, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a state-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2801/S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H. Resolution 356/ S Resolution 26, The Importance of Rural Health Access for American Communities. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians, including H.R.2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 340B Drug Discount Program. Critical Access Hospitals/OIG report and potential changes to CAH designation. Proposals involving site-neutral payment policies impacting payments to hospitals.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 1250, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 351/S. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. S. 778 (introduced by 112th Congress), Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: Hospice payment reform. Hospice Quality Reporting Program. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. CMS proposed rule to reduce regulatory burden for Medicare & Medicaid providers (CMS 3267-P). 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes. CRNA payment issues. CMS' policy relating to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill. H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills.S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bill. H.R. 2053/ S. 183, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a state-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2801/S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H. Resolution 356/ S Resolution 26, The Importance of Rural Health Access for American Communities. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians, including H.R.2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 340B Drug Discount Program. Critical Access Hospitals/OIG report and potential changes to CAH designation. Proposals involving site-neutral payment policies impacting payments to hospitals.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill. H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills.S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bill. H.R. 2053/ S. 183, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a state-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2801/S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H. Resolution 356/ S Resolution 26, The Importance of Rural Health Access for American Communities. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians, including H.R.2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 340B Drug Discount Program. Critical Access Hospitals/OIG report and potential changes to CAH designation. Proposals involving site-neutral payment policies impacting payments to hospitals.

H.R. 1250, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 351/S. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. S. 778 (introduced by 112th Congress), Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: Hospice payment reform. Hospice Quality Reporting Program. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. CMS proposed rule to reduce regulatory burden for Medicare & Medicaid providers (CMS 3267-P). 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes. CRNA payment issues. CMS' policy relating to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 1250, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 351/S. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. S. 778 (introduced by 112th Congress), Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: Hospice payment reform. Hospice Quality Reporting Program. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. CMS proposed rule to reduce regulatory burden for Medicare & Medicaid providers (CMS 3267-P). 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes. CRNA payment issues. CMS' policy relating to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services.

H.R. 1250, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 351/S. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. S. 778 (introduced by 112th Congress), Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: Hospice payment reform. Hospice Quality Reporting Program. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. CMS proposed rule to reduce regulatory burden for Medicare & Medicaid providers (CMS 3267-P). 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes. CRNA payment issues. CMS' policy relating to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill. H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills.S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bill. H.R. 2053/ S. 183, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a state-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2801/S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H. Resolution 356/ S Resolution 26, The Importance of Rural Health Access for American Communities. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians, including H.R.2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2014 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 340B Drug Discount Program. Critical Access Hospitals/OIG report and potential changes to CAH designation. Proposals involving site-neutral payment policies impacting payments to hospitals.

H.R. 1250, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 351/S. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. S. 778 (introduced by 112th Congress), Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620 (introduced by 112th Congress), Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: Hospice payment reform. Hospice Quality Reporting Program. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. CMS proposed rule to reduce regulatory burden for Medicare & Medicaid providers (CMS 3267-P). 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes. CRNA payment issues. CMS' policy relating to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 1250/S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 2578, the Rural Hospital Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1180, the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, entire bill. S. 1143, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, entire bill.H.R. 1787/S. 842, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013, entire bills. S. 1053/H.R. 2302, the HELP Hospice Act, entire bills. S. 183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R.2053, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas, entire bill. H.R. 1920, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, entire bill. H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, entire bill. President Obama's budget for FY 2014, budget proposal with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid policies. Simpson/Bowles Budget proposal released in April 2013, entire proposal. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 (introduced by 112th Congress), Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X.Other issues: 2014 Inpatient/Long term care hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Reduction proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Hospice payment proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Inpatient Rehab Facility Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System, proposed rule, entire rule. CMS 3267-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part IIRegulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule, entire rule. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs, including CMS' proposed changes to the rebilling policy for hospitals, CMS1455P. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act, and Section 508 reclassification policy. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs. 340B Drug Discount Program. Medicaid provider taxes.

H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X. H.R. 6575, Medicare Audit Improvement Act, entire bill. H.R. 6611, Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title II and Title VII. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011, entire bill. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011, entire bill. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S.1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, entire bill. S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 876, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4966, Sequester Replacement Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 3839, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, the Preserving Access to Lifesaving Medications Act, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and hospital value-based purchasing program. 2012, 2013 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of state health insurance exchanges.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 452, The Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, entire bill. H.R. 3839, The Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, entire bill. Senate HELP and House Energy & Commerce discussion drafts regarding drug shortages and FDA reauthorization legislation. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program. ICD-10 implementation issues. Transmittal 72 involving rehabilitation and respiratory care services under the hospital conditions of participation.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S.1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, entire bill. S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 876, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4966, Sequester Replacement Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 3839, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, the Preserving Access to Lifesaving Medications Act, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and hospital value-based purchasing program. 2012, 2013 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of state health insurance exchanges.

H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011, entire bill. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012, entire bill. S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, entire bill.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S.1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, entire bill. S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 876, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4966, Sequester Replacement Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 3839, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, the Preserving Access to Lifesaving Medications Act, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and hospital value-based purchasing program. 2012, 2013 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of state health insurance exchanges.

H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011, entire bill. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 452, The Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, entire bill. H.R. 3839, The Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, entire bill. Senate HELP and House Energy & Commerce discussion drafts regarding drug shortages and FDA reauthorization legislation. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program. ICD-10 implementation issues. Transmittal 72 involving rehabilitation and respiratory care services under the hospital conditions of participation.

H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X. H.R. 6575, Medicare Audit Improvement Act, entire bill. H.R. 6611, Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title II and Title VII. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 452, The Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, entire bill. H.R. 3839, The Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, entire bill. Senate HELP and House Energy & Commerce discussion drafts regarding drug shortages and FDA reauthorization legislation. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program. ICD-10 implementation issues. Transmittal 72 involving rehabilitation and respiratory care services under the hospital conditions of participation.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S.1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, entire bill. S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 876, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4966, Sequester Replacement Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 3839, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, the Preserving Access to Lifesaving Medications Act, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and hospital value-based purchasing program. 2012, 2013 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of state health insurance exchanges.

H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011, entire bill. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S.1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, entire bill. S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 876, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4966, Sequester Replacement Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 3839, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, the Preserving Access to Lifesaving Medications Act, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and hospital value-based purchasing program. 2012, 2013 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of state health insurance exchanges.

H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X. H.R. 6575, Medicare Audit Improvement Act, entire bill. H.R. 6611, Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title II and Title VII. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011, entire bill. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 452, The Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, entire bill. H.R. 3839, The Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, entire bill. Senate HELP and House Energy & Commerce discussion drafts regarding drug shortages and FDA reauthorization legislation. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program. ICD-10 implementation issues. Transmittal 72 involving rehabilitation and respiratory care services under the hospital conditions of participation.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S.1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, entire bill. S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 876, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4966, Sequester Replacement Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 3839, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, the Preserving Access to Lifesaving Medications Act, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and hospital value-based purchasing program. 2012, 2013 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of state health insurance exchanges.

H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X. H.R. 6575, Medicare Audit Improvement Act, entire bill. H.R. 6611, Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title II and Title VII. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011, entire bill. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 452, The Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, entire bill. H.R. 3839, The Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, entire bill. Senate HELP and House Energy & Commerce discussion drafts regarding drug shortages and FDA reauthorization legislation. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program. ICD-10 implementation issues. Transmittal 72 involving rehabilitation and respiratory care services under the hospital conditions of participation.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 452, The Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, entire bill. H.R. 3839, The Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, entire bill. Senate HELP and House Energy & Commerce discussion drafts regarding drug shortages and FDA reauthorization legislation. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program. ICD-10 implementation issues. Transmittal 72 involving rehabilitation and respiratory care services under the hospital conditions of participation.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 452, The Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, entire bill. H.R. 3839, The Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, entire bill. Senate HELP and House Energy & Commerce discussion drafts regarding drug shortages and FDA reauthorization legislation. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program. ICD-10 implementation issues. Transmittal 72 involving rehabilitation and respiratory care services under the hospital conditions of participation.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S.1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, entire bill. S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 876, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4966, Sequester Replacement Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 3839, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, the Preserving Access to Lifesaving Medications Act, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and hospital value-based purchasing program. 2012, 2013 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of state health insurance exchanges.

H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X. H.R. 6575, Medicare Audit Improvement Act, entire bill. H.R. 6611, Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title II and Title VII. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S.1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, entire bill. S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 876, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4966, Sequester Replacement Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 3839, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, the Preserving Access to Lifesaving Medications Act, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and hospital value-based purchasing program. 2012, 2013 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of state health insurance exchanges.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 452, The Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, entire bill. H.R. 3839, The Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, entire bill. Senate HELP and House Energy & Commerce discussion drafts regarding drug shortages and FDA reauthorization legislation. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program. ICD-10 implementation issues. Transmittal 72 involving rehabilitation and respiratory care services under the hospital conditions of participation.

H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011, entire bill. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 452, The Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, entire bill. H.R. 3839, The Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, entire bill. Senate HELP and House Energy & Commerce discussion drafts regarding drug shortages and FDA reauthorization legislation. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program. ICD-10 implementation issues. Transmittal 72 involving rehabilitation and respiratory care services under the hospital conditions of participation.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S.1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, entire bill. S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 876, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4966, Sequester Replacement Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 3839, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, the Preserving Access to Lifesaving Medications Act, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and hospital value-based purchasing program. 2012, 2013 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of state health insurance exchanges.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S.1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, entire bill. S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 876, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4966, Sequester Replacement Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 3839, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, the Preserving Access to Lifesaving Medications Act, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and hospital value-based purchasing program. 2012, 2013 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of state health insurance exchanges.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S.1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, entire bill. S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 876, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4966, Sequester Replacement Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 3839, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, the Preserving Access to Lifesaving Medications Act, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and hospital value-based purchasing program. 2012, 2013 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of state health insurance exchanges.

H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X. H.R. 6575, Medicare Audit Improvement Act, entire bill. H.R. 6611, Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title II and Title VII. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011, entire bill. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011, entire bill. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X. H.R. 6575, Medicare Audit Improvement Act, entire bill. H.R. 6611, Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title II and Title VII. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X. H.R. 6575, Medicare Audit Improvement Act, entire bill. H.R. 6611, Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title II and Title VII. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X. H.R. 6575, Medicare Audit Improvement Act, entire bill. H.R. 6611, Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title II and Title VII. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X. H.R. 6575, Medicare Audit Improvement Act, entire bill. H.R. 6611, Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title II and Title VII. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S.1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act, entire bill. S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 876, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4966, Sequester Replacement Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 3839, the Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, the Preserving Access to Lifesaving Medications Act, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and hospital value-based purchasing program. 2012, 2013 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of state health insurance exchanges.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 452, The Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, entire bill. H.R. 3839, The Drug Shortage Prevention Act, entire bill. H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, entire bill. S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, entire bill. Senate HELP and House Energy & Commerce discussion drafts regarding drug shortages and FDA reauthorization legislation. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments, entire rule. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's 2013 budget proposal, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use), including the release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulation. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program. ICD-10 implementation issues. Transmittal 72 involving rehabilitation and respiratory care services under the hospital conditions of participation.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2, the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, entire bill. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. S. 1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009, entire bill. H.R. 5, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act of 2011, entire bill. 2011 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed and final rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic service; Graduate Medical Education provisions; and physician self-referral prohibition. 2011 Inpatient prospective payment system proposed and final rules (including supplemental rule): entire rules. 2011 Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rule, provisions relating to physician and hospital payment, including the temporary delay in the Medicare physician payment cut and the primary care incentive payments and the HPSA bonus payments for surgeons. 2011 Home Health PPS proposed and final rule, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including the face-to-face encounter requirement. 2011 Medicaid Health Care Acquired Conditions proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Proposed Rule, policies that affect hospitals, including the change to the resident cap used for the teaching adjustment. Other issues: The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicaid provider taxes. 2011 CBO recommendation to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians. Hospitals and GPOs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 Medicare Graduate Medical Education Affiliation Agreements final rule, entire rule. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use).

H.R. 3672, appropriations bill, entire bill. S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012, entire bill.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 with Reid amendment 1465, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, Title III, Section 301. Medicare physician payment update; Section 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Section 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor. Section 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps. Section 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 Skilled Nursing Facility prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 End-Stage Renal Disease prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 Home Health prospective payment system rule, entire rule. Physician e-prescribing program rules, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Audit Rule, entire rule. HRSA rulemaking process involving MUP/As and HPSAs. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative and the Partnership for Patients. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use). Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Critical Access Hospital respite program and hospitality rules. Drug Shortages. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. S. 1157 Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009, entire bill. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed and final rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system proposed and final rules (including supplemental rule): entire rules. 2011-12 Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rules, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid Health Care Acquired Conditions proposed and final rules, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Skilled Nursing Facility prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 End-Stage Renal Disease prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Home Health prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations, including proposed rule and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services proposed and final rules, entire rules. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative and the Partnership for Patients. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use). Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act and IOM's June report. Physician e-prescribing program, including proposed rule published June 1. Changes to Hospital CoPs to require flu vaccines, including proposed rule, entire rule.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 with Reid amendment 1465, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, Title III, Section 301. Medicare physician payment update; Section 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Section 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor. Section 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps. Section 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 Skilled Nursing Facility prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 End-Stage Renal Disease prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 Home Health prospective payment system rule, entire rule. Physician e-prescribing program rules, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Audit Rule, entire rule. HRSA rulemaking process involving MUP/As and HPSAs. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative and the Partnership for Patients. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use). Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Critical Access Hospital respite program and hospitality rules. Drug Shortages. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 with Reid amendment 1465, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, Title III, Section 301. Medicare physician payment update; Section 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Section 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor. Section 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps. Section 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 Skilled Nursing Facility prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 End-Stage Renal Disease prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 Home Health prospective payment system rule, entire rule. Physician e-prescribing program rules, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Audit Rule, entire rule. HRSA rulemaking process involving MUP/As and HPSAs. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative and the Partnership for Patients. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use). Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Critical Access Hospital respite program and hospitality rules. Drug Shortages. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 with Reid amendment 1465, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, Title III, Section 301. Medicare physician payment update; Section 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Section 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor. Section 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps. Section 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 Skilled Nursing Facility prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 End-Stage Renal Disease prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 Home Health prospective payment system rule, entire rule. Physician e-prescribing program rules, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Audit Rule, entire rule. HRSA rulemaking process involving MUP/As and HPSAs. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative and the Partnership for Patients. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use). Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Critical Access Hospital respite program and hospitality rules. Drug Shortages. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. S. 1157 Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009, entire bill. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed and final rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system proposed and final rules (including supplemental rule): entire rules. 2011-12 Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rules, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid Health Care Acquired Conditions proposed and final rules, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Skilled Nursing Facility prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 End-Stage Renal Disease prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Home Health prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations, including proposed rule and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services proposed and final rules, entire rules. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative and the Partnership for Patients. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use). Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act and IOM's June report. Physician e-prescribing program, including proposed rule published June 1. Changes to Hospital CoPs to require flu vaccines, including proposed rule, entire rule.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. S. 1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009, entire bill. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. 2011 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed and final rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services; Graduate Medical Education provisions; and physician self-referral prohibition. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system proposed and final rules (including supplemental rule): entire rules. 2011 Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rule, provisions relating to physician and hospital payment, including the temporary delay in the Medicare physician payment cut and the primary care incentive payments and the HPSA bonus payments for surgeons. 2011 Home Health PPS proposed and final rule, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including the face-to-face encounter requirements. Medicaid Health Care Acquired Conditions proposed and final rules, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Proposed Rule, policies that affect hospitals, including the change to the resident cap used for the teaching adjustment. 2012 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Skilled Nursing Facility prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid and Medicaid provider taxes. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations, including proposed rule and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for telemedicine services proposed and final rules, entire rules. Hospitals and GPOs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative and the Partnership for Patients. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use). Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act and IOM's June report. Physician e-prescribing program, including proposed rule published June 1. Changes to Hospital CoPs to require flu vaccines, including proposed rule published May 4, entire rule. The issue of drug shortages and how drug shortages impact hospitals.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2, the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, entire bill. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. S. 1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009, entire bill. H.R. 5, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act of 2011, entire bill. 2011 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed and final rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic service; Graduate Medical Education provisions; and physician self-referral prohibition. 2011 Inpatient prospective payment system proposed and final rules (including supplemental rule): entire rules. 2011 Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rule, provisions relating to physician and hospital payment, including the temporary delay in the Medicare physician payment cut and the primary care incentive payments and the HPSA bonus payments for surgeons. 2011 Home Health PPS proposed and final rule, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including the face-to-face encounter requirement. 2011 Medicaid Health Care Acquired Conditions proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Proposed Rule, policies that affect hospitals, including the change to the resident cap used for the teaching adjustment. Other issues: The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicaid provider taxes. 2011 CBO recommendation to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians. Hospitals and GPOs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 Medicare Graduate Medical Education Affiliation Agreements final rule, entire rule. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use).

H.R. 3672, appropriations bill, entire bill. S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012, entire bill.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 with Reid amendment 1465, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, Title III, Section 301. Medicare physician payment update; Section 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Section 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor. Section 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps. Section 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 Skilled Nursing Facility prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 End-Stage Renal Disease prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 Home Health prospective payment system rule, entire rule. Physician e-prescribing program rules, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Audit Rule, entire rule. HRSA rulemaking process involving MUP/As and HPSAs. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative and the Partnership for Patients. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use). Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Critical Access Hospital respite program and hospitality rules. Drug Shortages. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2, the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, entire bill. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. S. 1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009, entire bill. H.R. 5, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act of 2011, entire bill. 2011 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed and final rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic service; Graduate Medical Education provisions; and physician self-referral prohibition. 2011 Inpatient prospective payment system proposed and final rules (including supplemental rule): entire rules. 2011 Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rule, provisions relating to physician and hospital payment, including the temporary delay in the Medicare physician payment cut and the primary care incentive payments and the HPSA bonus payments for surgeons. 2011 Home Health PPS proposed and final rule, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including the face-to-face encounter requirement. 2011 Medicaid Health Care Acquired Conditions proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Proposed Rule, policies that affect hospitals, including the change to the resident cap used for the teaching adjustment. Other issues: The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicaid provider taxes. 2011 CBO recommendation to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians. Hospitals and GPOs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 Medicare Graduate Medical Education Affiliation Agreements final rule, entire rule. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use).

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. S. 1157 Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009, entire bill. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed and final rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system proposed and final rules (including supplemental rule): entire rules. 2011-12 Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rules, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. Medicaid Health Care Acquired Conditions proposed and final rules, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Skilled Nursing Facility prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 End-Stage Renal Disease prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Home Health prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations, including proposed rule and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services proposed and final rules, entire rules. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative and the Partnership for Patients. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use). Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act and IOM's June report. Physician e-prescribing program, including proposed rule published June 1. Changes to Hospital CoPs to require flu vaccines, including proposed rule, entire rule.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2, the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, entire bill. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. S. 1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009, entire bill. H.R. 5, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act of 2011, entire bill. 2011 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed and final rule, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic service; Graduate Medical Education provisions; and physician self-referral prohibition. 2011 Inpatient prospective payment system proposed and final rules (including supplemental rule): entire rules. 2011 Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rule, provisions relating to physician and hospital payment, including the temporary delay in the Medicare physician payment cut and the primary care incentive payments and the HPSA bonus payments for surgeons. 2011 Home Health PPS proposed and final rule, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including the face-to-face encounter requirement. 2011 Medicaid Health Care Acquired Conditions proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Proposed Rule, policies that affect hospitals, including the change to the resident cap used for the teaching adjustment. Other issues: The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicaid provider taxes. 2011 CBO recommendation to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians. Hospitals and GPOs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 Medicare Graduate Medical Education Affiliation Agreements final rule, entire rule. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use).

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. S. 1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009, entire bill. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. 2011 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed and final rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services; Graduate Medical Education provisions; and physician self-referral prohibition. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system proposed and final rules (including supplemental rule): entire rules. 2011 Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rule, provisions relating to physician and hospital payment, including the temporary delay in the Medicare physician payment cut and the primary care incentive payments and the HPSA bonus payments for surgeons. 2011 Home Health PPS proposed and final rule, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including the face-to-face encounter requirements. Medicaid Health Care Acquired Conditions proposed and final rules, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Proposed Rule, policies that affect hospitals, including the change to the resident cap used for the teaching adjustment. 2012 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Skilled Nursing Facility prospective payment system proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid and Medicaid provider taxes. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations, including proposed rule and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for telemedicine services proposed and final rules, entire rules. Hospitals and GPOs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative and the Partnership for Patients. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use). Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act and IOM's June report. Physician e-prescribing program, including proposed rule published June 1. Changes to Hospital CoPs to require flu vaccines, including proposed rule published May 4, entire rule. The issue of drug shortages and how drug shortages impact hospitals.

H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice, and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3403: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3128: Method II billing; Section 3025: hospital readmissions provision; Section 3124: extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 reclassification; Section 9007: non profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: primary care provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: accountable care organizations; Section 3023: hospital bundling provision; Section 6401-6402, Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508, Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. CRNA Payment Issues, including S. 1585 and H.R. 3151, involving payment to Critical Access Hospitals for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist services, entire bills from 111th Congress. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. S. 1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, TITLE IIITEMPORARY EXTENSION OF HEALTH PROVISIONS, including: Sec. 301. Medicare physician payment update; Sec. 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Sec. 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor; Sec. 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps; Sec. 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201. Physician payment update; Section 2202. Ambulance add-ons; Section 2203. Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204. Work geographic adjustment. Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223, Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Sec. 2213. Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630 with Reid amendment 1465, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, Title III, Section 301. Medicare physician payment update; Section 302. 2-month extension of MMA section 508 reclassifications; Section 303. Extension of Medicare work geographic adjustment floor. Section 304. Extension of exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps. Section 305. Extension of payment for technical component of certain physician pathology services; Sec. 306. Extension of ambulance add-ons; Sec. 307. Extension of physician fee schedule mental health add-on payment; Sec. 308. Extension of outpatient hold harmless provision. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. 2011-12 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules, focusing on provisions affecting physicians and hospitals including: policies related to the physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services and physician self-referral prohibition; hospital value-based purchasing program. 2011 and 2012 Inpatient prospective payment system rules: entire rules. 2012 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. 2012 Hospice wage index proposed rule, entire rule. 2012 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 Skilled Nursing Facility prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 End-Stage Renal Disease prospective payment system rule, entire rule. 2012 Home Health prospective payment system rule, entire rule. Physician e-prescribing program rules, entire rule. Changes to Hospital CoPs, entire rule. Medicaid DSH Audit Rule, entire rule. HRSA rulemaking process involving MUP/As and HPSAs. Other issues: "Super Committee" deliberations related to S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2012. Proposals involving the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Deficit Commission Report and President's budget proposals, including proposals that involve Medicare and Medicaid. 2011 March CBO proposal to eliminate the CAH, SCH, MDH programs. Accountable Care Organizations regulations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Telemedicine and radiology issues affecting hospitals and physicians, including the credentialing and privileging process for Telemedicine services. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. 2011 HHS National Patient Safety Initiative and the Partnership for Patients. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use). Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. State health insurance exchanges. Critical Access Hospital respite program and hospitality rules. Drug Shortages. Hospital Part A and Part B Rebilling demonstration program.