ANN PHILLIPS

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; health care reform, including HR 1628, the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and post-market 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; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309, 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; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; 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, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, 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 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, 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; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; 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, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, 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 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, 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; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; health care reform, including HR 1628, the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and post-market 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; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309, 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; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; 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, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, 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 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, 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; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; 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, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, 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 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, 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; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; 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, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, 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 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, 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; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; 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, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, 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 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, 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; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; 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, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, 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 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, 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; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; 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, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, 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 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, 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; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; 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, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, 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 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, 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; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; health care reform, including HR 1628, the American Health Care Act; medical liability reform, including HR 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act; Physician Sunshine/Open Payments; informed consent and FDA-related research; unique device identifier policy and post-market 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; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; health disparities; S 477/HR 1222, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 309, 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; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; 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, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, 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 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, 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; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act.

Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; 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, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155, 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 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017, 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; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including S 251, the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act, S 260, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, SJ Res 16, SJ Res 17, and HR Res 51, joint resolutions approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and HR 849, a bill to repeal the IPAB; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156; Medicaid eligibility: HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage 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; 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; 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; 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.

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; 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; 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.

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; 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; 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; 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.

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; 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; 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; 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.