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David’s Law
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS via AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
2022 · second_quarter · Q2
Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Source: Senate LDA
David’s Law
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
Senior Security Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Senior Security Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
NOPAIN Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
NOPAIN Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Increasing Parent Choice and Preventing the Child Care Cliff Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
Increasing Parent Choice and Preventing the Child Care Cliff Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2022
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses Milcon VA Annual Appropriations VA Physician/Provider Hiring VA Stone Memorandum, April 21, 2020: physician supervision Federal Supremacy Initiative (National Standards of Practice): reduction in patient safety standard H.R.7048, Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2022: anesthesia care
Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2022
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses Milcon VA Annual Appropriations VA Physician/Provider Hiring VA Stone Memorandum, April 21, 2020: physician supervision Federal Supremacy Initiative (National Standards of Practice): reduction in patient safety standard H.R.7048, Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2022: anesthesia care
Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Non-Opioid Directive Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Non-Opioid Directive Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
Livestock Regulatory Protection Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
Livestock Regulatory Protection Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
CONNECT for Health Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
CONNECT for Health Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
NOPAIN Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
NOPAIN Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
CARA 3.0 Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
CARA 3.0 Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 1976, Medicare for All Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 1227, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 386, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 3775, State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 2010, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 1279, Medicare at 50 Act: Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule 2020 & 2021 CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Token Taxonomy Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Token Taxonomy Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S.3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S.3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Liability protection for healthcare providers Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S.3201, Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Letter to Congressional Leadership regarding Fentanyl S.2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act: reducing drug shortages H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: Krishnamoorthi amdt on drug shortages H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.4349, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: physician health Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents H.R.842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, Scope of Practice (Waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Medicare for All Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 1976, Medicare for All Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 1227, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 386, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 3775, State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 2010, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 1279, Medicare at 50 Act: Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule 2020 & 2021 CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Public Option Deficit Reduction Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 1976, Medicare for All Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 1227, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 386, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 3775, State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 2010, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 1279, Medicare at 50 Act: Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule 2020 & 2021 CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 1976, Medicare for All Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 1227, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 386, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 3775, State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 2010, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 1279, Medicare at 50 Act: Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule 2020 & 2021 CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule 2020 & 2021 CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Ambulatory Surgery Center Prescription Drug Management Programs Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Coronavirus Provider Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 1976, Medicare for All Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 1227, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 386, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 3775, State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 2010, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 1279, Medicare at 50 Act: Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule 2020 & 2021 CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) S.2157, Rural Hospital Sustainability Act: CMMI payment model to rural hospitals H.R.1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019:residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8702, Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020: payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs: Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Public Option
NOPAIN Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
NOPAIN Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
NOPAIN Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 1976, Medicare for All Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 1227, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 386, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 3775, State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 2010, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 1279, Medicare at 50 Act: Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule 2020 & 2021 CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
REDI Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the submission of an annual budget submission display for operation and maintenance accounts of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S.3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S.3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Liability protection for healthcare providers Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S.3201, Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Letter to Congressional Leadership regarding Fentanyl S.2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act: reducing drug shortages H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: Krishnamoorthi amdt on drug shortages H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.4349, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: physician health Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents H.R.842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, Scope of Practice (Waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Prince Congressional Gold Medal Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S.3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S.3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Liability protection for healthcare providers Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S.3201, Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Letter to Congressional Leadership regarding Fentanyl S.2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act: reducing drug shortages H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: Krishnamoorthi amdt on drug shortages H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.4349, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: physician health Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents H.R.842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, Scope of Practice (Waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S.3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S.3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Liability protection for healthcare providers Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S.3201, Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Letter to Congressional Leadership regarding Fentanyl S.2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act: reducing drug shortages H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: Krishnamoorthi amdt on drug shortages H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.4349, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: physician health Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents H.R.842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, Scope of Practice (Waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Medicare at 50 Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 1976, Medicare for All Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 1227, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 386, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 3775, State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 2010, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 1279, Medicare at 50 Act: Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule 2020 & 2021 CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Non-Opioid Directive Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Non-Opioid Directive Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Non-Opioid Directive Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Livestock Regulatory Protection Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Livestock Regulatory Protection Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Livestock Regulatory Protection Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S.3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S.3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Liability protection for healthcare providers Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S.3201, Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Letter to Congressional Leadership regarding Fentanyl S.2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act: reducing drug shortages H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: Krishnamoorthi amdt on drug shortages H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.4349, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: physician health Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents H.R.842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, Scope of Practice (Waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Livestock Regulatory Protection Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
CONNECT for Health Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
CONNECT for Health Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 1976, Medicare for All Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 1227, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 386, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 3775, State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 2010, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 1279, Medicare at 50 Act: Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule 2020 & 2021 CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
CONNECT for Health Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule 2020 & 2021 CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Ambulatory Surgery Center Prescription Drug Management Programs Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 1976, Medicare for All Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 1227, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 386, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 3775, State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 2010, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 1279, Medicare at 50 Act: Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule 2020 & 2021 CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
NOPAIN Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
NOPAIN Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
NOPAIN Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
CARA 3.0 Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
CARA 3.0 Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
CARA 3.0 Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Medicare for All Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) S.2157, Rural Hospital Sustainability Act: CMMI payment model to rural hospitals H.R.1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019:residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8702, Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020: payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs: Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Public Option
REDI Act
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
S.3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S.3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Liability protection for healthcare providers Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S.3201, Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Letter to Congressional Leadership regarding Fentanyl S.2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act: reducing drug shortages H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: Krishnamoorthi amdt on drug shortages H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.4349, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: physician health Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents H.R.842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, Scope of Practice (Waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019
Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · Firm: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) S.2157, Rural Hospital Sustainability Act: CMMI payment model to rural hospitals H.R.1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019:residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8702, Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020: payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs: Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Public Option
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses Milcon VA Annual Appropriations VA Physician/Provider Hiring VA Stone Memorandum, April 21, 2020: physician supervision Federal Supremacy Initiative (National Standards of Practice): reduction in patient safety standard H.R.7048, Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2022: anesthesia care
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 7259, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2022: to enable physicians to more easily transport controlled substances safely and legally across state lines H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Long COVID research
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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2022 · first_quarter · Q1
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses Milcon VA Annual Appropriations VA Physician/Provider Hiring VA Stone Memorandum, April 21, 2020: physician supervision Federal Supremacy Initiative (National Standards of Practice): reduction in patient safety standard H.R.7048, Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2022: anesthesia care
Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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2021 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses Milcon VA Annual Appropriations VA Physician/Provider Hiring VA Stone Memorandum, April 21, 2020: physician supervision Federal Supremacy Initiative (National Standards of Practice): reduction in patient safety standard
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: No Surprises Act, surprise medical billing H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Pre-authorization Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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2021 · third_quarter · Q3
Practice Support/Grants to Practice Foreign physician immigration status Medical liability H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Ketamine use by law enforcement Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring VA Stone Memorandum, April 21, 2020: physician supervision
Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule 2020 & 2021 CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Ambulatory Surgery Center Prescription Drug Management Programs Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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2021 · second_quarter · Q2
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring VA Stone Memorandum, April 21, 2020: physician supervision
S. 3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S. 3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 3021, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Medical liability Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 2630, Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Opioids H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: Pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021: Maternal health H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: Physician wellness S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021: Opioids H.R. 3259, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 586, NOPAIN Act: Opioids S. 1292, Non-Opioid Directive Act: Opioids FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act): Student loan relief H.R. 2418, Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: Student loan relief H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative H.R. 4369, National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act: Drug shortages DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, scope of Practice (waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO S. 1512, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 2903, CONNECT for Health Act of 2021: Telehealth H.R. 1976, Medicare for All Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 1227, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 386, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 3775, State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021: Medicare for All/Public Option H.R. 2010, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act: Medicare for All/Public Option S. 1279, Medicare at 50 Act: Medicare for All/Public Option Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule 2020 & 2021 CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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2021 · first_quarter · Q1
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring VA Stone Memorandum, April 21, 2020: physician supervision
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) S.2157, Rural Hospital Sustainability Act: CMMI payment model to rural hospitals H.R.1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019:residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8702, Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020: payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs: Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Public Option
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S.3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S.3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Liability protection for healthcare providers Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S.3201, Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Letter to Congressional Leadership regarding Fentanyl S.2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act: reducing drug shortages H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: Krishnamoorthi amdt on drug shortages H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.4349, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: physician health Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, Scope of Practice (Waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
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2020 · third_quarter · Q3
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) S.2157, Rural Hospital Sustainability Act: CMMI payment model to rural hospitals H.R.1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019:residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs: Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Public Option
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2020 · second_quarter · Q2
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring
S.3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Liability protection for healthcare providers Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S.3201, Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Letter to Congressional Leadership regarding Fentanyl Surprise Medical Bills S.2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act: reducing drug shortages H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: Krishnamoorthi amdt on drug shortages H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators,Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, Scope of Practice (Waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Immigration: Foreign physician immigration status
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2020 · first_quarter · Q1
S.3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S.3201, Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Letter to Congressional Leadership regarding Fentanyl Surprise Medical Bills S.2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act: reducing drug shortages H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: Krishnamoorthi amdt on drug shortages H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management Immigration: Foreign Physician Immigration Status COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators,Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, Scope of Practice (Waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration)
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare)
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2019 · third_quarter · Q3
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
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2019 · second_quarter · Q2
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
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2019 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 5734, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act: student loan debt repayment for residents 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and Opioid abuse; Brain health
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring
H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 5734, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act: student loan debt repayment for residents 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and Opioid abuse; Brain health
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2018 · third_quarter · Q3
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network Billing Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
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2018 · second_quarter · Q2
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network Billing Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
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2018 · first_quarter · Q1
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring
H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and Opioid abuse; Brain health
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2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network Billing Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
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2017 · third_quarter · Q3
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network Billing Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
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2017 · second_quarter · Q2
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network Billing Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017
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2017 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS)
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" H.R. 1247, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 S.297, Frontlines to Lifelines Act S.2279, Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act H.R. 4134, Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act H.R. 6277, To prohibit the implementation of a proposed Department of Veterans Affairs rule relating to the practice authority of advanced practice registered nurses Proposed Rule AP-44 Advanced Practice Nurses Milcon VA Annual Appropriations
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2603, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs H.R.3014, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act of 2016 H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act S. 2873, Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS)
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2016 · third_quarter · Q3
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" H.R. 1247, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 S.297, Frontlines to Lifelines Act S.2279, Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act H.R. 4134, Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act H.R. 6277, To prohibit the implementation of a proposed Department of Veterans Affairs rule relating to the practice authority of advanced practice registered nurses Proposed Rule AP-44 Advanced Practice Nurses Milcon VA Annual Appropriations
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2603, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs H.R.3014, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act of 2016 H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS)
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2016 · second_quarter · Q2
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" H.R. 1247, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 S.297, Frontlines to Lifelines Act S.2279, Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act H.R. 4134, Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2603, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs H.R. 1152, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015 S.621, Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015 H.R. 1455, Speeding Access to Already Improved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2015 H.R.3014, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act of 2016 H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination FDA Sugammadex Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS)
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2016 · first_quarter · 1A
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" H.R. 1247, Improving Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 S.297, Frontlines to Lifelines Act S.2279, Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act H.R. 4134, Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2603, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs H.R. 1152, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015 S.621, Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015 H.R. 1455, Speeding Access to Already Improved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2015 H.R.3014, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act of 2016 H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Pediatric Anesthesia Research Funding Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination FDA Sugammadex Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding
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2016 · first_quarter · Q1
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" H.R. 1247, Improving Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 S.297, Frontlines to Lifelines Act S.2279, Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act H.R. 4134, Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2603, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs H.R. 1152, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015 S.621, Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015 H.R. 1455, Speeding Access to Already Improved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2015 H.R.3014, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act of 2016 H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Pediatric Anesthesia Research Funding Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination FDA Sugammadex Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" H.R. 1247, Improving Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 S.297, Frontlines to Lifelines Act S.2279, Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act H.R. 4134, Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2603, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs H.R. 1152, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015 S.621, Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015 H.R. 1455, Speeding Access to Already Improved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2015 H.R.3014, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Pediatric Anesthesia Research Funding Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy National All Schedules Prescription Reporting Nondiscrimination FDA Sugammadex Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding
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2015 · third_quarter · Q3
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" H.R. 1247, Improving Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 S.297, Frontlines to Lifelines Act
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2603, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs H.R. 1152, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015 S.621, Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015 H.R. 1455 Speeding Access to Already Improved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2015 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Pediatric Anesthesia Research Funding Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy National All Schedules Prescription Reporting Nondiscrimination FDA Sugammadex Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding
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2015 · second_quarter · Q2
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H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 810, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 S. 624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015: Rural Pass Through Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled Payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Date Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education cuts; GME reform HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
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2015 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1455, Speeding Access to Already Improved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2015 S. 297, Frontlines to Lifelines Act of 2015 H.R. 1247, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 H.R. 1741 Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 1552, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015 S. 621, Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to states regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses and Competition in Healthcare Propofol shortage - European Union export restrictions Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA Patient Prescriber working group Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia ESI- Epidural Steroid Injections National All Schedules Prescription Reporting Nondiscrimination FDA Sugammadex
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 547, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement Act S. 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2110, MEdicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S. 2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provide Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 (ABLE); payment S. 313, Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 (ABLE); payment Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled Payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Date Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry
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2014 · third_quarter · Q3
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H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry
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2014 · second_quarter · Q2
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H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1173, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013 H.R. 4106, Saving Lives, Saving CostsDrug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol Shortage - European Union Export Restrictions Compounding USPScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS
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2014 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1173, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013 H.R. 4106, Saving Lives, Saving CostsDrug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol Shortage - European Union Export RestrictionsScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS H.R. 1150, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2013
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2013 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1173, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol Shortage - European Union Export RestrictionsScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse
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2013 · third_quarter · Q3
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H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act H.R. 1173, Palliative Care BillDrug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice NursesScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date FDA Opioid Labeling FDA Sugammadex Prescription Opioids and Pain Residency Act FDA Workshop on Opioid Conversion Hydrocodone HHS AIDE Action Plan
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2013 · second_quarter · Q2
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H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 S. 959, Pharmaceutical Compounding Quality and Accountability ActP.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice NursesScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative Naloxone FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date FDA Opioid Labeling FDA Sugammadex Prescription Opioids and Pain Residency Act
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2013 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice NursesScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date FDA Opioid Labeling
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of Benefit CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration
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2012 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date
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2012 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration
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2012 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FDA Sedation Initiative Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires FDA Sentinel Prescription Drug User Fee Act NASPER Funding; controlled substance abuse, misuse and diversion State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Senator Tom Udall national licensing draft legislation
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2011 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011 H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rules Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule CMS Value-Based purchasing Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation CMS E-Prescribing President Obama's deficit reduction plans Balance billing MedPAC nominations CMS Handoffs Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation CMS Five Year Review Proposed Rule Value-based modifier - PPACA 5010 - Claims Processing Debt ceiling- negotiation of Medicare re-entitlement reform Gang of six - debt proposal Senator Coburn deficit reduction plan
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2011 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011 H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021. Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule: Implementation of Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rules Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule CMS Value-Based purchasing Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Report System, Quality, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier CMS E-Prescribing President Obama's deficit reduction plans Balance billing MedPAC nominations CMS Handoffs Accountable Care Organizations Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Home Model Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations CMS MLN Critical Access Hospital Anesthesia Payment Rule CMS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation comment letter HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation CMS Five Year Review Proposed Rule Value-based modifier - PPACA 5010 - Claims Processing Debt ceiling- negotiation of Medicare re-entitlement reform Gang of six - debt proposal Coburn deficit reduction plan
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2011 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule: Implementation of Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act S.848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rules Scope of Practice Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule CMS Hospital Acquired Conditions CMS Value-Based purchasing Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act Physician Quality Report System, Quality, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier CMS E-Prescribing CMS and Registries President Obama's deficit plan Debt ceiling- negotiation of Medicare re-entitlement reform Balance billing MedPAC nominations CMS Handoffs Accountable Care Organizations Misvalued codes Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Medical loss ratios Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Home Model CMS Partnership for Patients Initiative H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021. Medicare premium support issue
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2011 · first_quarter · Q1
No lobbying activity in this issue area in Q1 2011.
H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. Law No: 111-148 (PPACA); H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 5808, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act, S.660, National Pain Care Policy Act DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research Hospital Acquired Infections HITECH Implemenation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies Physician Antitrust Relief Physician Workforce Issues Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 FDA Safe Use Initiative S. 296, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages Pain Management Pediatric Anesthesia FDA Operating Room Fires FDA ACTION Initiative FDA Propofol Shortage FDA Sentinel Prescription Drug User Fee Act Deep sedation NASPER Funding; controlled substance abuse, misuse and diversion Required Physician Supervision of Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse error rates State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA Patient Safety Initiatives FDA SEDASYS FDA Sedation Products Request for Assistance
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2010 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. Law No: 111-148 H.R. 5710, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 5808, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option. Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals H.R. 5295, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act, S.660, National Pain Care Policy Act DEA E-Prescribing DEA Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research Hospital Acquired Infections HITECH Implemenation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use Data Registry Funding HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies Physician Antitrust Relief Physician Workforce Issues Medical Liability Reform FDA Safe Use Initiative FDA Operating Room Fires FDA ACTION Initiative FDA Propofol Shortage FDA Scheduling of Propofol FDA Sentinel Non-Anesthesia Provider Use of Propofol Prescription Drug User Fee Act Deep sedation NASPER Funding; controlled substance abuse, misuse and diversion Required Physician Supervision of Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse error rates State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA Patient Safety Initiatives FDA SEDASYS FDA Sedation Products Request for Assistance Interventional Pain OSHA Resident Hours regulation
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2010 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2204, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through; S.1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009; S.1776, Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009; H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009; Johnson Amendment, An amendment to H.R. 3200 to set Medicare payment rates for anesthesia services at a rate not less than the average paid by exchange participant health benefit plans. H.R. 4371, To amend the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 relative value units for certain cardiology services. Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule: Implementation of Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act H.R. 4851, The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4691, The Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.J. Res. 45 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Affordability and Reconciliation Act of 2010 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rules Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Physician Payment Update Scope of Practice Bundled payments CMS ACE Demonstration CMS Interpretive Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS ICD-10 CMS Medicare Physician Practice Expense Relative Value Units CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule CMS Hospital Acquired Conditions CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Recovery Audit Contractors Program CMS Practicing Physicians' Advisory Council Nominations Medicaid Expansion: Provider payment levels Medicare Expansion, Ages 55-64 Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Balance billing MedPAC nominations CMS Handoffs Anesthesia Information Management System (AIMS) Accountable Care Organizations Misvalued codes Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Medical loss ratios Nevada Medicaid anesthesia payment rates Anesthesia Conversion Factor Public Plan - Negotiated Provider Payment Rates
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2010 · second_quarter · Q2
Healthcare Reform: S.391, H.R. 1321 Healthy Americans Act; H.R. 193 American Healthcare Act; H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act; America's Healthy Futures Act of 2009; H.R. 3962, Affordable Healthcare for America Act; H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. Law No: 111-148 H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Anesthesia Conversion factor H.R. 5295, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act, S.660, National Pain Care Policy Act FDA Ethicon Endo-Surgery SEDASYS System DEA E-Prescribing DEA Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research Hospital Acquired Infections American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Health Information Technology, Stimulus Bill, HITECH Data Registry Funding HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies Physician Antitrust Relief Physician Workforce Issues Medical Liability Reform FDA Safe Use Initiative HIT Meaningful Use FDA Operating Room Fires FDA ACTION Initiative FDA Propofol Shortage Public Plan - Negotiated Provider payment rates OIG Company Model issue Compliance with Senate Finance Committee request FDA Scheduling of Propofol FDA Sentinel Non-Anesthesia Provider Use of Propofol Prescription Drug User Fee Act Deep sedation
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2010 · first_quarter · Q1
No lobbying activity in this issue area in Q1 2010.
Healthcare Reform: S.391, H.R. 1321 Healthy Americans Act; H.R. 193 American Healthcare Act; H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act; America's Healthy Futures Act of 2009; H.R. 3962, Affordable Healthcare for America Act; H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. Law No: 111-148 H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Anesthesia Conversion factor Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act, S.660, National Pain Care Policy Act FDA Ethicon Endo-Surgery SEDASYS System DEA E-Prescribing National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act Funding DEA Propofol Homeland Security Disaster preparedness Comparative Effectiveness Research Hospital Acquired Infections American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Health Information Technology, Stimulus Bill, HITECH Data Registry Funding HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies Physician Antitrust Relief Physician Workforce Issues Medical Liability Reform FDA Safe Use Initiative HIT Meaningful Use FDA Operating Room Fires FDA ACTION Initiative FDA Propofol Shortage Public Plan - Negotiated Provider payment rates OIG Company Model issue Compliance with Senate Finance Committee request FDA Scheduling of Propofol Military Anesthesia FDA Sentinel Non-Anesthesia Provider Use of Propofol
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2009 · fourth_quarter · Q4
No lobbying activity in this issue area in Q4 2009.
H.R. 2204, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through; S.1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009; S.1776, Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009; H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009; Johnson Amendment, An amendment to H.R. 3200 to set Medicare payment rates for anesthesia services at a rate not less than the average paid by exchange participant health benefit plans. H.R. 4371, To amend the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 relative value units for certain cardiology services. Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule: Implementation of Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rules Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Physician Payment Update Scope of Practice Bundled payments CMS ACE Demonstration CMS Interpretive Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS ICD-10 CMS Medicare Physician Practice Expense Relative Value Units CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule CMS Hospital Acquired Conditions CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Recovery Audit Contractors Program CMS Physician Practice Information Survey CMS Practicing Physicians' Advisory Council Nominations Medicaid Expansion: Provider payment levels Medicare Expansion, Ages 55-64 Independent Medicare Advisory Committee (IMAC) and Independent Medicare Advisory Board (IMAB)
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2009 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2204, S. 1157, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule: Implementation of Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Physician Payment Update Quality Improvement Organizations Scope of Practice CMS ACE Demonstration CMS Interpretative Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS ICD-10 CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule CMS 5010 Form CMS Hospital Acquired Conditions CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Recovery Audit Contractors Program CMS Physician Practice Information Survey CMS Practicing Physicians' Advisory Council Nominations
No lobbying activity in this issue area in Q3 2009.
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2009 · second_quarter · Q2
No lobbying activity in this issue area in Q2 2009.
Healthcare Reform: S.391, H.R. 1321 Healthy Americans Act; H.R. 193 Americare Healthcare Act; H.R. 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act; Call to Action Healthcare Reform 2009 - Senate Finance Committee Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act, S.660, National Pain Care Policy Act Patient Safety Organizations FDA Fospropofol FDA Ethicon Endo-Surgery SEDASYS System DEA E-Prescribing DEA Fospropofol National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act Funding DEA Propofol Homeland Security Disaster preparedness Comparative Effectiveness Research Healthcare Related infections H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Health Information Technology, Stimulus Bill, HITECH S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Health Information Technology, Stimulus Bill, HITECH HIT Data Registry Funding HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies Physician Antitrust Relief Physician Workforce Issues Medical Liability Reform
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2009 · first_quarter · Q1
Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Physician Payment Update Quality Improvement Organizations Scope of Practice CMS ACE Demonstration CMS Interpretative Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS ICD-10 CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule Medicare Reform- Perioperative Care CMS Coverage Decision re: Never Events CMS 5010 Form CMS Hospital Acquired Conditions CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Recovery Audit Contractors Program
No lobbying activity in this issue area in Q1 2009.
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 5449, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage. H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act H.R. 5465, Military Pain Care Act S. 3163, Healthy Americans Act Patient Safety Organizations FDA Fospropofol FDA Ethicon Endo-Surgery SEDASYS System FDA Droperidol FDA CAPS DEA-E-Prescribing DEA Fospropofol FTC Red Flag Rules
H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2056, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 H.R. 1866, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2007 H.R. 5545, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009 S. 2729, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, and for other purposes S. 2785, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare program S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 1932, Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 4105, To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule Physician Quality Reporting Initiative/QIOs Scope of Practice CMS ACE Demonstration CMS Interpretative Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS ICD-10 CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule Medicare Reform- Perioperative Care CMS Coverage Decision re: Never Events CMS Physician Based Value Reporting CMS 5010 Comment Letter CMS Hospital Acquired Conditions
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2008 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2056, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 H.R. 1866, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2007 H.R. 5545, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009 S. 2729, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, and for other purposes S. 2785, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare program S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 1932, Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 4105, To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule Physician Quality Reporting Initiative/QIOs Scope of Practice CMS ACE Demonstration CMS Interpretative Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS ICD-10 CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule Medicare Reform- Perioperative Care
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2008 · second_quarter · Q2
S. 2160, Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007 GAO Report for U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 5449, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage. H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act H.R. 5465, Military Pain Care Act S. 3163, Healthy Americans Act S. 2160, Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007 Patient Safety Organizations FDA Fospropofol FDA Ethicon Endo-Surgery SEDASYS System
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2008 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 5449, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage. H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act H.R. 5465, Military Pain Care Act Patient Safety Organizations FDA Fospropofol
H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2056, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 H.R. 1866, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2007 H.R. 5545, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009. S. 2729, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, and for other purposes. S. 2785, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare program. H.R. 1932, Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 4105, To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Intetgrity Program. Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule SGR ( Sustainable Growth Rate) Medicare anesthesia conversion factor Physician Quality Reporting Initiative/QIOs CMS error re code 00797 Scope of Practice
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2007 · year_end · YY
H.R. 1866, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2007. H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007. H.R. 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007. H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007. S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007. S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007. H.R. 1932, Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2007. Medicare Fee Schedule SGR (Sustainable Growth Rate) Practice Expense Methodologies Pain issues; physician work Five Year Review of physician work values for anesthesiology, pain management services and critical care. Medicare and Medicaid Hospital Conditions of Participation- Interpretive Guidelines relating to unsupervised practice by nurse anesthetists; informed consent; locked anesthesia carts. Medicare anesthesia conversion factor. Value-Based Purchasing/Pay for Performance/Physician Quality Reporting Initiative/QIOs. Health Information Technology. Model Guidelines for Medicare Part D formulary. Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates. Transition to ICD-10 coding. Ambulatory Surgical Centers; Covered Procedures and Payment Rates. Proposed Changes to Hospital Conditions of Participation; CMS-1392-P CMS error re code 00797 H.R. 2053, " Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007" S. 2056, "Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007"
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2007 · mid_year · MM
FDA warning label for Propofol. Recommendations for Pre-Anesthesia Checkout Procedures (FDA). Anesthesiology representation on Public Health Information Rapid Exchange (PHIRE CDC). National Provider Identifier. H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007" Dispensing of Controlled substances for legitimate medical treatment of pain.
H.R. 1866, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2007. Medicare Fee Schedule; SGR; Practice Expense Methodologies- pain issues; physician work and practice expense values; teaching rule. Five Year Review of physician work values for anesthesiology pain management services and critical care. Medicare and Medicaid Hospital Conditions of Participation- Interpretive Guidelines relating to unsupervised practice by nurse anesthetists; informed consent; locked anesthesia carts. Medicare anesthesia conversion factor. Value-Based Purchasing/Pay for Performance/Physician Quality Reporting Initiative/QIOs. Health Information Technology. Model Guidelines for Medicare Part D formulary. Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates. Transition to ICD-10 coding. Ambulatory Surgical Centers; Covered Procedures and Payment Rates. Reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. (SCHIP). H.R. 2053, " Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007" H.R. 1932, "Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2007"
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2006 · year_end · YY
S. 366, "Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act of 2005" H.R 1020, "National Pain Care Policy Act of 2005" S. 1418, "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" S. 1355, " Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act" S. 1262, " Health TEQ Act of 2005" Dispensing of Controlled substances for legitimate medical treatment of pain. FDA warning label for Propofol. H.R. 5688, " Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2006" H.R. 5, " Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Health Care Act" S. 23, " Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act" S. 22, " Medical Care Access Protection Act"
H.R. 2356, " Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005" H.R. 3617, " Medicare Value-Based Purchasing for Physicians' Services Act of 2005" H.R. 4241, " Deficit Reduction Act of 2005" H.R. 5955, " Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2006" H.R. 5866, " Medicare Physician Payment Reform and Quality Improvement Act of 2006" H.R. 6408, " Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006" H.R. 6111, " Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006" H.R. 6184, " Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2006" H.R. 5916, " Patients' Access to Physicians Act of 2006" S. 1081, " Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005" S. 1356, " Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005" S. 1932, " Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005" Medicare Fee Schedule; SGR; Practice Expense Methodologies-pain issues; physician work and practice expense values; teaching rule. Five Year Review of physician work values for anesthesiology services under CPT codes 00100-01999. Medicare and Medicaid hospital Conditions of Participation-Interpretive Guidelines relating to unsupervised practice by nurse anesthetists; informed consent. Medication security and post-anesthesia evaluations. Medicare anesthesia conversion factor. Value-Based Purchasing/ Pay for Performance/ Performance Measurement/ Physician Voluntary Reporting Program/ QIOs. Health Information Technology. Model Guidelines for Medicare Part D formulary. Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates. Transition to ICD-10 coding. Policy on Consultants by physicians. Ambulatory Surgical Centers; Covered Procedures and Payment Rates. S. 2990/H.R. 5246, "Medicare Teaching Anesthesiology Funding Restoration Act of 2006" H.R. 5348, "Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Fund Restoration Act of 2006"
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2006 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
S.3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S.3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Liability protection for healthcare providers Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S.3201, Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Letter to Congressional Leadership regarding Fentanyl S.2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act: reducing drug shortages H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: Krishnamoorthi amdt on drug shortages H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.4349, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act: physician health Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents H.R.842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021: PRO Act, labor protections 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, Scope of Practice (Waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20 Centre for Clinical and Applied Services Provision Research
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) S.2157, Rural Hospital Sustainability Act: CMMI payment model to rural hospitals H.R.1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019:residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8702, Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020: payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs: Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Public Option
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring VA Stone Memorandum, April 21, 2020: physician supervision
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
S.3548, CARES Act: To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic; Practice Support/Grants to Practice S.3599, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act: Foreign physician immigration status H.R. 7059, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Liability protection for healthcare providers Public Law No: 116-142, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S.3201, Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: Letter to Congressional Leadership regarding Fentanyl S.2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act: reducing drug shortages H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act: Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: Krishnamoorthi amdt on drug shortages H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) FY 2021 LHHS Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations for Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Outside Witness Testimony Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management COVID-19: Increased supply of PPE and ventilators, Funding for physician practices impacted by the cancellation of elective surgeries, unique role of anesthesiologists in responding to COVID-19 pandemic, medical liability, Scope of Practice (Waiver of federal supervision requirement under the Emergency Declaration), insurance moratorium; COVID Update Memorandum 4/21/20
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) S.2157, Rural Hospital Sustainability Act: CMMI payment model to rural hospitals H.R.1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019:residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Surprise Medical Bills S.2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act: reducing drug shortages H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: Krishnamoorthi amdt on drug shortages H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: Krishnamoorthi amdt on drug shortages H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019: pre-authorization S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Anesthesiologist Assistants Blood management
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring
Surprise Medical Bills H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 H.R. 1554, REDI Act: student loan debt repayment for residents 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and opioid abuse; Brain health Anesthesiologist Assistants
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network Billing Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network Billing Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R.5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and Opioid abuse; Brain health
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 5761, Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018: Maternal mortality H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act: Opioids H.R.5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S. 2516, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids S.2456, CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: Medically assisted treatment; opioids H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing S.2260, Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative ACT:opioids 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration Opioids and Opioid abuse; Brain health
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network Billing Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R., 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care H.R.3928, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Sequestration
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 VA Physician/Provider Hiring
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. Amdt. 1030 to H.R. 1628, "Graham-Cassidy" Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R., 3446, Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017: Professional Licensing 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: appropriate access to patient information essential for providing whole-person care 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Surgeon General of the United States nominee Jerome Adams
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations H.R.1783, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs S.1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (PL 114-198) Affordable Care Act reform efforts H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R. 1492, Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research - PCORI HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to States re: Interventional Pain Medicine & Advanced Practice Nurses & Competition in Healthcare Anesthesia Research Funding (Pediatric and others) Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Naloxone FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS - pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia National Pain Strategy Nondiscrimination Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Surgeon General of the United States nominee Jerome Adams
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology Out of Network Billing Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook" Milcon VA Annual Appropriations
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 3770, End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 3770, End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act H.R. 1470, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 S.810, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 1247, Improving Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act H.R. 1470, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 S.810, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 1247, Improving Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act H.R. 1470, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 S.810, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 1247, Improving Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act H.R. 1470, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 S.810, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 1247, Improving Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 1455, Speeding Access to Already Improved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2015 S. 297, Frontlines to Lifelines Act of 2015 H.R. 1247, Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 H.R. 1741 Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 1552, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015 S. 621, Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015 H.R. 2603, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act: Medical Liability 21st Century Cures Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management FTC Letters to states regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses and Competition in Healthcare Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA Patient Prescriber working group Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS pediatric anesthesia research USP - US Pharmacopeia ESI- Epidural Steroid Injections National All Schedules Prescription Reporting Nondiscrimination FDA Sugammadex Compounding FDA Nominations to Advisory Committees (Anesthesia Drugs, Anesthesia Devices, Compounding) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook"
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 810, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 S. 624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled Payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Date Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education cuts; GME reform HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1171, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013 H.R. 4106, Saving Lives, Saving Costs H.R. 1150, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2013 H.R. 3116, MODERN Cures Act (21st Century Cures) H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to states regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol shortage - European Union export restrictions Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA Patient Prescriber working group Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS USP - US Pharmacopeia ESI- Epidural Steroid Injections
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook"
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1173, Palliative Care Bill H.R. 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013 H.R. 4106, Saving Lives, Saving CostsDrug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Propofol Shortage - European Union Export RestrictionsScope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group Naloxone ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date HHS AIDE Action Plan FDA Opioids Prescription Drug Abuse FDA Network of Experts NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee FDA SMART TOTS H.R. 1150, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2013 H.R.3116 MODERN Cures Act (21st Century Cures) USP- US Pharmacopeia
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB H.R. 4695, To Ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA E-Prescribing
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook"
H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActS.2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S.2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013; Sustainable Growth Rate S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injectionsCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing
Veterans Affairs Advance Practice Registered Nurses - "VHA Nursing Handbook"
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act S.1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule RuleCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of BenefitCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
H.R. 574, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 1427, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement ActH.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB S.351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act; IPAB Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Anesthesia Rural Pass Through Reform of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means proposal Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2013 Medicare Payment Rule - Revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule - Chronic Pain/CRNA Scope of BenefitCMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 5707, Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, CY 2013: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and Chroni Pain Management Services Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296/H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act of 2011 P.L. 112-144, The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate HELP Committee PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FTC Letters to States regarding Interventional Pain Medicine and Advanced Practice Nurses Scope of Practice FDA Operating Room Fires Prescription Drug User Fee Act State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Patient Prescriber working group FDA Sedation Initiative FDA Naloxone workshop FDA Patient Prescriber Agreement workshop FDA Anesthesia Trials workshop FDA Opioid Efficacy workshop ICD-10-CM/PCS and proposed delay of implementation date
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through S.1680, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011 S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011, Physician Data Reporting S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 H.R. 3859, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012 Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, SGR Issue H.CON.RES.34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 - Medicare premium support issue H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 - Medicare Physician Payment issues H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Independent Payment Advisory Board Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home (TM) Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act CMS Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation CMS E-Prescribing President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts MedPAC nominations CMS Handoffs Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts Medicare Local Coverage Determinations HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA 5010 - Claims Processing Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration Gang of six - debt proposal Senator Coburn deficit reduction plan
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages S. 507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FDA Sedation Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS, GAO Scope of Practice HIPAA Proposed Rule FDA Operating Room Fires FDA ACTION Initiative FDA Sentinel Prescription Drug User Fee Act NASPER Funding; controlled substance abuse, misuse and diversion State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Sedation Products Request for Assistance
No lobbying activity in this issue area in Q4 2011.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 866, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FDA Sedation Initiative Drug Shortages - FDA, DEA, HHS, CMS Scope of Practice HIPAA Proposed Rule FDA Operating Room Fires FDA ACTION Initiative FDA Sentinel Prescription Drug User Fee Act NASPER Funding; controlled substance abuse, misuse and diversion State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA FDA SEDASYS FDA Sedation Products Request for Assistance
No lobbying activity in this issue area in Q3 2011.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
No lobbying activity in this issue area in Q2 2011.
H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act S. 296, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, H.Amdt. 141, To expand Department of Defense state licensure exception PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals - repeal DEA Scheduling Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research Hospital Acquired Infections HITECH Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011 FDA Safe Use Initiative Pain Management Individual Mandate- PPACA Proposed Federal CME requirements by ONDCP FDA Operating Room Fires FDA ACTION Initiative FDA Propofol Shortage FDA Sentinel Prescription Drug User Fee Act Deep sedation NASPER Funding; controlled substance abuse, misuse and diversion Required Physician Supervision of Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse error rates State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA Patient Safety Initiatives FDA SEDASYS FDA Sedation Products Request for Assistance
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
H.R. 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule: Implementation of Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rules Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Physician Payment Update Scope of Practice Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS IPPS Medicare Payment CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS ICD-10 CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule CMS Hospital Acquired Conditions CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Recovery Audit Contractors Program Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity in Health Care Act of 2011 S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act Physician Quality Report System, Quality, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier CMS E-Prescribing CMS Practicing Physicians' Advisory Council Nominations Medicaid Expansion: Provider payment levels Medicare Expansion, Ages 55-64 Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB Repeal) Balance billing MedPAC nominations CMS Handoffs Accountable Care Organizations Misvalued codes Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Medical loss ratios Anesthesia Conversion Factor Public Plan - Negotiated Provider Payment Rates Perioperative Home Model
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
H.R. 2204, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through; S.1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009; Johnson Amendment, An amendment to H.R. 3200 to set Medicare payment rates for anesthesia services at a rate not less than the average paid by exchange participant health benefit plans. H.R. 4371, To amend the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 relative value units for certain cardiology services. Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule: Implementation of Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act H.R. 4851, The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4691, The Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.J. Res. 45 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Affordability and Reconciliation Act of 2010 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rules Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Physician Payment Update Scope of Practice Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS ICD-10 CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule CMS Hospital Acquired Conditions CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Recovery Audit Contractors Program CMS Practicing Physicians' Advisory Council Nominations Medicaid Expansion: Provider payment levels Medicare Expansion, Ages 55-64 Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Balance billing MedPAC nominations CMS Handoffs Accountable Care Organizations Misvalued codes Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Medical loss ratios Anesthesia Conversion Factor Public Plan - Negotiated Provider Payment Rates
No lobbying activity in this issue area in Q3 2010.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Healthcare Reform: S.391, H.R. 1321 Healthy Americans Act; H.R. 193 American Healthcare Act; H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act; America's Healthy Futures Act of 2009; H.R. 3962, Affordable Healthcare for America Act; H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. Law No: 111-148 H.R. 5710, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 5808, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option. Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals H.R. 5295, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act, S.660, National Pain Care Policy Act DEA E-Prescribing DEA Propofol Comparative Effectiveness Research Hospital Acquired Infections HITECH Implemenation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use Data Registry Funding HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies Physician Antitrust Relief Physician Workforce Issues Medical Liability Reform FDA Safe Use Initiative FDA Operating Room Fires FDA ACTION Initiative FDA Propofol Shortage Compliance with Senate Finance Committee request FDA Scheduling of Propofol FDA Sentinel Non-Anesthesia Provider Use of Propofol Prescription Drug User Fee Act Deep sedation NASPER Funding Required Physician Supervision of Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse error rates State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA Patient Safety Initiatives
No lobbying activity in this issue area in Q3 2010.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
No lobbying activity in this issue area in Q2 2010.
H.R. 2204, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through; S.1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009; S.1776, Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009; H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009; Johnson Amendment, An amendment to H.R. 3200 to set Medicare payment rates for anesthesia services at a rate not less than the average paid by exchange participant health benefit plans. H.R. 4371, To amend the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 relative value units for certain cardiology services. Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule: Implementation of Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act H.R. 4851, The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4691, The Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.J. res. 45 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Affordability and Reconciliation Act of 2010 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rules Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Physician Payment Update Scope of Practice Bundled payments CMS ACE Demonstration CMS Interpretive Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS ICD-10 CMS Medicare Physician Practice Expense Relative Value Units CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule CMS Hospital Acquired Conditions CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Recovery Audit Contractors Program CMS Practicing Physicians' Advisory Council Nominations Medicaid Expansion: Provider payment levels Medicare Expansion, Ages 55-64 Independent Medicare Advisory Committee (IMAC) and Independent Medicare Advisory Board (IMAB) Balance billing MedPAC nominations CMS Handoffs Anesthesia Information Management System Accountable Care Organizations Misvalued codes Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Medical loss ratios Nevada Medicaid anesthesia payment rates
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
H.R. 2204, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through; S.1157, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2009; S.1776, Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009; H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009; Johnson Amendment, An amendment to H.R. 3200 to set Medicare payment rates for anesthesia services at a rate not less than the average paid by exchange participant health benefit plans. H.R. 4371, To amend the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 relative value units for certain cardiology services. Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule: Implementation of Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act H.R. 4851, The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4691, The Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.J. res. 45 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Affordability and Reconciliation Act of 2010 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed and final rules Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Physician Payment Update Scope of Practice Bundled payments CMS ACE Demonstration CMS Interpretive Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS ICD-10 CMS Medicare Physician Practice Expense Relative Value Units CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule CMS Hospital Acquired Conditions CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Recovery Audit Contractors Program CMS Physician Practice Information Survey CMS Practicing Physicians' Advisory Council Nominations Medicaid Expansion: Provider payment levels Medicare Expansion, Ages 55-64 Independent Medicare Advisory Committee (IMAC) and Independent Medicare Advisory Board (IMAB) Balance billing MedPAC nominations CMS Handoffs Anesthesia Information Management System Accountable Care Organizations
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Healthcare Reform: S.391, H.R. 1321 Healthy Americans Act; H.R. 193 American Healthcare Act; H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act; Call to Action Healthcare Reform 2009 - Senate Finance Committee; Senate Finance Committee Chairman's Mark, America's Healthy Futures Act of 2009; Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee Reform Proposal; H.R. 3962, Affordable Healthcare for America Act; H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Anesthesia Conversion factor Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act, S.660, National Pain Care Policy Act Patient Safety Organizations FDA Fospropofol FDA Ethicon Endo-Surgery SEDASYS System DEA E-Prescribing DEA Fospropofol National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act Funding DEA Propofol Homeland Security Disaster preparedness Comparative Effectiveness Research Hospital Acquired Infections American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Health Information Technology, Stimulus Bill, HITECH HIT Data Registry Funding HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies Physician Antitrust Relief Physician Workforce Issues Medical Liability Reform FDA Propofol Infection Issue HIT Meaningful Use FDA Operating Room Fires FDA ACTION Initiative FDA Propofol Shortage Public Plan - Negotiated Provider payment rates OIG Company Model issue
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Healthcare Reform: S.391, H.R. 1321 Healthy Americans Act; H.R. 193 American Healthcare Act; H.R. 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act; Call to Action Healthcare Reform 2009 - Senate Finance Committee; Senate Finance Committee Chairman's Mark, America's Healthy Futures Act of 2009; Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee Reform Proposal Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act, S.660, National Pain Care Policy Act Patient Safety Organizations FDA Fospropofol FDA Ethicon Endo-Surgery SEDASYS System DEA E-Prescribing DEA Fospropofol National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act Funding DEA Propofol Homeland Security Disaster preparedness Comparative Effectiveness Research Hospital Acquired Infections American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Health Information Technology, Stimulus Bill, HITECH HIT Data Registry Funding HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies Physician Antitrust Relief Physician Workforce Issues Medical Liability Reform FDA Propofol Infection Issue HIT Meaningful Use FDA Operating Room Fires
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
H.R. 2204, S. 1157, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act: Rural Pass Through Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule: Implementation of Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Physician Payment Update Quality Improvement Organizations Scope of Practice CMS ACE Demonstration CMS Interpretative Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS ICD-10 CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule CMS 5010 Form CMS Hospital Acquired Conditions CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Recovery Audit Contractors Program
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act S.660 National Pain Care Policy Act Healthcare Reform: S. 391-H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act; H.R. 193 Americare Healthcare Act; Call To Action Healthcare Reform 2009 - Senate Finance Committee Patient Safety Organizations FDA Fospropofol FDA Ethicon Endo-Surgery SEDASYS System FDA Droperidol DEA-E-Prescribing DEA Fospropofol National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act Funding DEA Propofol Homeland Security Disaster preparedness Comparative Effectiveness Research Healthcare Related infections H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Health Information Technology, Stimulus Bill, HITECH S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Health Information Technology, Stimulus Bill, HITECH HIT Data Registry Funding H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization S. 275, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
S. 2160, Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007 S. 2162, Veterans Mental Health and Other Care Improvement Act of 2008 GAO Report for U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
S. 2160, Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007 S. 2162, Veterans Mental Health and Other Care Improvement Act of 2008 GAO Report for U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 5449, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage. H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act H.R. 5465, Military Pain Care Act S. 3163, Healthy Americans Act Patient Safety Organizations FDA Fospropofol FDA Ethicon Endo-Surgery SEDASYS System FDA Droperidol FDA CAPS DEA-E-Prescribing
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2056, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 H.R. 1866, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2007 H.R. 5545, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009. S. 2729, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, and for other purposes. S. 2785, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare program. S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 1932, Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 4105, To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program. H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule SGR ( Sustainable Growth Rate) Medicare anesthesia conversion factor Physician Quality Reporting Initiative/QIOs CMS error re code 00797 Scope of Practice CMS Rural Pass Through CMS ACE Demonstration CMS Interpretative Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
FDA warning label for Propofol. Recommendations for Pre-Anesthesia Checkout Procedures (FDA). Anesthesiology representation on Public Health Information Rapid Exchange (PHIRE CDC). National Provider Identifier. H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007" Dispensing of Controlled substances for legitimate medical treatment of pain.
S. 2160, Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007 GAO Report for U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE