CHARLES CASCIO

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782 Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782 Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782 Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782 Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; tobacco and electronic cigarette policy in House and Senate Appropriations.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782 Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782 Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782 Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; Nomination of Robert Califf, MD for FDA Commissioner; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; minority representation in clinical trials; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782 Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; HR 6, 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care reform implementation; medical liability reform; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and postmarket surveillance for medical devices; Medical Device User Fee Act reauthorization; clinical data registries; the Common Rule and registries; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, FDA, medical research, and prevention; healthy diet/lifestyle; 21st Century Cures Act and Senate HELP companion legislation, Healthier Americans; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data - Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee; S 2141, TRUST-IT Act; health disparities; HR 4152, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2015; HR 3952/S 2248, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 2511, the Improving Health Information Technology Act; HR 1859/S 2782, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act; HR 1192/ S 586, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

Tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation; FDA regulation of tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine products; S 142/HR 1375, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment, including Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; HR 3309, FLEX-IT 2 Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; H.R. 2124/S. 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; HR 3940, the Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act, and S 2425, which provides for hardship exceptions for the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; global surgical payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program and the FLEX-IT Act; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015; S 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S. 298/H.R. 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program.