mr MARTIN MITCHELL jr

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms, H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients, H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R. 416, 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies INS (Regulatory Issues): Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms, H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients, H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R. 416, 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies INS (Regulatory Issues): Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms, H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients, H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R. 416, 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies INS (Regulatory Issues): Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform, H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security, H.R. 674, (Herger) repeal of 3 percent withholding rule, eligibility for health care assistance, H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 197, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 218, HEALTH Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1599, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers and enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements ; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to mental health parity; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements, including the application of service provider contract rules; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms, H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients, H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R. 416, 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies INS (Regulatory Issues): Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform, H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security, H.R. 674, (Herger) repeal of 3 percent withholding rule, eligibility for health care assistance, H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 197, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 218, HEALTH Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1599, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers and enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements ; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to mental health parity; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements, including the application of service provider contract rules; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform, H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security, H.R. 674, (Herger) repeal of 3 percent withholding rule, eligibility for health care assistance, H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 197, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 218, HEALTH Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1599, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers and enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements ; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to mental health parity; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements, including the application of service provider contract rules; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform, H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security, H.R. 674, (Herger) repeal of 3 percent withholding rule, eligibility for health care assistance, H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 197, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 218, HEALTH Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1599, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers and enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements ; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to mental health parity; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements, including the application of service provider contract rules; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms, H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients, H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R. 416, 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies INS (Regulatory Issues): Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms, H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients, H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R. 416, 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies INS (Regulatory Issues): Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform, H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security, H.R. 674, (Herger) repeal of 3 percent withholding rule, eligibility for health care assistance, H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 197, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 218, HEALTH Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1599, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers and enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements ; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to mental health parity; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements, including the application of service provider contract rules; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform, H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security, H.R. 674, (Herger) repeal of 3 percent withholding rule, eligibility for health care assistance, H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 197, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 218, HEALTH Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1599, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers and enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements ; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to mental health parity; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements, including the application of service provider contract rules; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms, H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients, H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R. 416, 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies INS (Regulatory Issues): Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform, H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security, H.R. 674, (Herger) repeal of 3 percent withholding rule, eligibility for health care assistance, H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 197, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 218, HEALTH Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1599, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers and enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements ; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to mental health parity; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements, including the application of service provider contract rules; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms, H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients, H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R. 416, 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies INS (Regulatory Issues): Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms, H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients, H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R. 416, 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies INS (Regulatory Issues): Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms, H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients, H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R. 416, 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies INS (Regulatory Issues): Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms, H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients, H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R. 416, 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies INS (Regulatory Issues): Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform, H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security, H.R. 674, (Herger) repeal of 3 percent withholding rule, eligibility for health care assistance, H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 197, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 218, HEALTH Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1599, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers and enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements ; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to mental health parity; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements, including the application of service provider contract rules; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms, H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients, H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage, H.R. 416, 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies INS (Regulatory Issues): Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform, H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security, H.R. 674, (Herger) repeal of 3 percent withholding rule, eligibility for health care assistance, H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 197, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 218, HEALTH Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1599, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers and enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements ; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to mental health parity; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements, including the application of service provider contract rules; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform, H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security, H.R. 674, (Herger) repeal of 3 percent withholding rule, eligibility for health care assistance, H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 197, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 218, HEALTH Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1599, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers and enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements ; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to mental health parity; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements, including the application of service provider contract rules; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.

H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform, H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security, H.R. 674, (Herger) repeal of 3 percent withholding rule, eligibility for health care assistance, H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (con't): and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 197, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 218, HEALTH Act (Ensign) medical liability reform S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1599, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers and enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements ; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to mental health parity; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements, including the application of service provider contract rules; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area (con't): J. Miller, Legislative Counsel, Washington, D.C. Assistant Legislative Counsel, August 1992 December 1995.