GEOFFREY WERTH

Cancer Drug Parity Act (H.R. 1409). No specific Senate bill.

Better Care Reconciliation Act/American Health Care Act, H.R. 1628. Oppose legislation overall, including elimination of insurance subsidies and cuts to Medicaid funding. Support access to urgent care centers for Medicaid beneficiaries. (no specific legislation)

American Health Care Act, H.R. 1628. Oppose legislation overall, including elimination of insurance subsidies and cuts to Medicaid funding.

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1017 and S. 479 Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (S. 260 / H.R. 849) and the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act (S. 251), which repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 (S. 1001/H.R. 1838) that changes the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) reimbursement update from the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) to the hospital market basket update, which better measures the cost of practicing medicine. Delay and revisit the necessity and value of the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Program for advanced diagnostic imaging (no specific legislation) Ask CMS to give CMS with the regulatory authority to create exceptions under the Stark law to facilitate value-based payment arrangements by supporting legislation that amends the Stark law to allow for the creation of exceptions that: (1) promote care coordination within MIPS; and (2) facilitate physician group practice participation in APMs to improve under the Medicare program.

Legislation to require coverage of medically necessary foods for disease and disorders of the gastrointestinal system in pediatric patients. Coverage mandate would apply to Medicaid, Medicare, Children's Health Insurance Program, TRICARE, and private payers (HR 2587 / S. 1194) Support funding and development of a safety registry for pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (no specific legislation).

Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017, S. 1261 / HR 2785

Inclusion of report language in the Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill requesting the National Cancer Institute to develop a scientific framework for stomach cancer research (no specific bill number) Inclusion of stomach cancer as eligible for research funding under the in Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program. Support report language to accompany the Fiscal Year 2018 Defense spending bill (H.R. 3219)

Inclusion of report language in the Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill requesting the National Cancer Institute to develop a scientific framework for stomach cancer research (no specific bill number) Inclusion of stomach cancer as eligible for research funding under the in Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program. Support report language to accompany the Fiscal Year 2018 Defense spending bill (H.R. 3219)

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1017 and S. 479 Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (S. 260 / H.R. 849) and the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act (S. 251), which repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Support introduction of legislation to amend the Stark Law making it easier for physicians to form and participate in Alternative Payment Models.

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1017 and S. 479 Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (S. 260 / H.R. 849) and the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act (S. 251), which repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 (S. 1001/H.R. 1838) that changes the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) reimbursement update from the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) to the hospital market basket update, which better measures the cost of practicing medicine. Delay and revisit the necessity and value of the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Program for advanced diagnostic imaging (no specific legislation) Ask CMS to give CMS with the regulatory authority to create exceptions under the Stark law to facilitate value-based payment arrangements by supporting legislation that amends the Stark law to allow for the creation of exceptions that: (1) promote care coordination within MIPS; and (2) facilitate physician group practice participation in APMs to improve under the Medicare program.

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1017 and S. 479 Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (S. 260 / H.R. 849) and the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act (S. 251), which repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 (S. 1001/H.R. 1838) that changes the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) reimbursement update from the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) to the hospital market basket update, which better measures the cost of practicing medicine. Delay and revisit the necessity and value of the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Program for advanced diagnostic imaging (no specific legislation) Ask CMS to give CMS with the regulatory authority to create exceptions under the Stark law to facilitate value-based payment arrangements by supporting legislation that amends the Stark law to allow for the creation of exceptions that: (1) promote care coordination within MIPS; and (2) facilitate physician group practice participation in APMs to improve under the Medicare program.

Legislation to require coverage of medically necessary foods for disease and disorders of the gastrointestinal system in pediatric patients. Coverage mandate would apply to Medicaid, Medicare, Children's Health Insurance Program, TRICARE, and private payers (HR 2587 / S. 1194) Support funding and development of a safety registry for pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (no specific legislation).

Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017, S. 1261 / HR 2785

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1017 and S. 479 Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (S. 260 / H.R. 849) and the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act (S. 251), which repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Support introduction of legislation to amend the Stark Law making it easier for physicians to form and participate in Alternative Payment Models.

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1017 and S. 479 Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (S. 260 / H.R. 849) and the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act (S. 251), which repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 (S. 1001/H.R. 1838) that changes the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) reimbursement update from the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) to the hospital market basket update, which better measures the cost of practicing medicine. Delay and revisit the necessity and value of the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Program for advanced diagnostic imaging (no specific legislation) Ask CMS to give CMS with the regulatory authority to create exceptions under the Stark law to facilitate value-based payment arrangements by supporting legislation that amends the Stark law to allow for the creation of exceptions that: (1) promote care coordination within MIPS; and (2) facilitate physician group practice participation in APMs to improve under the Medicare program.

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1017 and S. 479 Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (S. 260 / H.R. 849) and the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act (S. 251), which repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Support introduction of legislation to amend the Stark Law making it easier for physicians to form and participate in Alternative Payment Models.

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1017 and S. 479 Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (S. 260 / H.R. 849) and the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act (S. 251), which repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 (S. 1001/H.R. 1838) that changes the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) reimbursement update from the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) to the hospital market basket update, which better measures the cost of practicing medicine. Delay and revisit the necessity and value of the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Program for advanced diagnostic imaging (no specific legislation) Ask CMS to give CMS with the regulatory authority to create exceptions under the Stark law to facilitate value-based payment arrangements by supporting legislation that amends the Stark law to allow for the creation of exceptions that: (1) promote care coordination within MIPS; and (2) facilitate physician group practice participation in APMs to improve under the Medicare program.

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1017 and S. 479 Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (S. 260 / H.R. 849) and the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act (S. 251), which repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Support introduction of legislation to amend the Stark Law making it easier for physicians to form and participate in Alternative Payment Models.

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1017 and S. 479 Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (S. 260 / H.R. 849) and the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act (S. 251), which repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 (S. 1001/H.R. 1838) that changes the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) reimbursement update from the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) to the hospital market basket update, which better measures the cost of practicing medicine. Delay and revisit the necessity and value of the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Program for advanced diagnostic imaging (no specific legislation) Ask CMS to give CMS with the regulatory authority to create exceptions under the Stark law to facilitate value-based payment arrangements by supporting legislation that amends the Stark law to allow for the creation of exceptions that: (1) promote care coordination within MIPS; and (2) facilitate physician group practice participation in APMs to improve under the Medicare program.

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1017 and S. 479

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act (FLEX-IT 2 Act) (H.R. 3309)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Urge CMS to adopt a reporting policy that would allow a 90-day continuous period for participants in the MU program in 2016, as was the policy for 2015. (no specific bill) Request for stakeholder input and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services transparency related to implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. (no specific bill)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Urge CMS to adopt a reporting policy that would allow a 90-day continuous period for participants in the MU program in 2016, as was the policy for 2015. (HR 3309)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act (FLEX-IT 2 Act) (H.R. 3309)

- Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act (H.R. 2895) - Prompt pay discount legislation, (HR 696 / S 506) - H.R. 1416 The Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 - site neutrality for ambulatory oncology services

- Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act (H.R. 2895) - Prompt pay discount legislation, (HR 696 / S 506) - H.R. 1416 The Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 - site neutrality for ambulatory oncology services - Oppose proposed Medicare Part B drug payment demonstration (no specific bill)

Support health insurance coverage of medical foods for diseases of the digestive system (no specific legislation) Support Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015 (H.R. 1859) to establish eligibility of pediatric subspecialists for the National Health Service Corp loan programs. Support establishment and funding for a pediatric IBD registry (no specific legislation)

Support health insurance coverage of medical foods for diseases of the digestive system (no specific legislation) Support Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015 (H.R. 1859 / S 2782) to establish eligibility of pediatric subspecialists for the National Health Service Corp loan programs. Support establishment and funding for a pediatric IBD registry (no specific legislation)

Support Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015 (H.R. 1859 / S 2782) to establish eligibility of pediatric subspecialists for the National Health Service Corp loan programs. Support for establishment of a registry for children with inflammatory bowel disease. No specific legislation.

Support Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015 (H.R. 1859 / S 2782) to establish eligibility of pediatric subspecialists for the National Health Service Corp loan programs.

Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act (H.R. 2739/S. 1655)

Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act (H.R. 2739/S. 1655)

Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act (H.R. 2739/S. 1655)

The Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act (H.R. 2895) The Preserve Community Care Cancer Act (H.R. 696 / S. 506)

- Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act (H.R. 2895) - Prompt pay discount legislation, (HR 696 / S 506) - H.R. 1416 The Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 - site neutrality for ambulatory oncology services

- Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act (H.R. 2895) - Prompt pay discount legislation, (HR 696 / S 506) - H.R. 1416 The Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 - site neutrality for ambulatory oncology services - Oppose proposed Medicare Part B drug payment demonstration (no specific bill)

Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act (FLEX-IT 2 Act) (H.R. 3309) Implementation of the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria Program

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act (FLEX-IT 2 Act) (H.R. 3309)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act (FLEX-IT 2 Act) (H.R. 3309)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Urge CMS to adopt a reporting policy that would allow a 90-day continuous period for participants in the MU program in 2016, as was the policy for 2015. (HR 3309)

Increased funding for cancer research through the National Institutes of Health. Support for 21st Century Cures (H.R. 34) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2017 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (HR 5923 / S 3000).

H.R. 3940 -- Bill that would authorize a blanket Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use hardship exemption for the 2015 reporting period. Implementation of the appropriation use criteria program under Medicare for advanced diagnostic imaging

H.R. 3940 -- Bill that would authorize a blanket Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use hardship exemption for the 2015 reporting period.

Support Sec. 704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 (HR 4909 / S 2943): Coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under the TRICARE program.

Support Sec. 704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 (HR 4909 / S 2943): Coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under the TRICARE program.

Support Sec. 704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 (HR 4909 / S 2943): Coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under the TRICARE program.

National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 (HR 4909 / S 2943) -- Oppose Sections 756 and 898. Support Sen. Durbins amendment, #4369

National Defense Authorization Act (S.2943; Sec. 701) (H.R. 499; Sec. 704)

National Defense Authorization Act (S.2943; Sec. 701) (H.R. 499; Sec. 704)

Increased funding for medical research through the National Institutes of Health (HR 5926 / S 3040) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2017 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (HR 5923 / S 3000). Request that the National Cancer Institute issue a request for proposals for stomach cancer research (no specific bill)

Increased funding for cancer research through the National Institutes of Health. Support for 21st Century Cures (H.R. 34) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2017 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (HR 5923 / S 3000).

Increased funding for medical research through the National Institutes of Health (HR 5926 / S 3040) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2017 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (HR 5923 / S 3000). Request that the National Cancer Institute issue a request for proposals for stomach cancer research (no specific bill)

Request report language in the FY 2017 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education bill asking that the Department of Health and Human Services require that the agency provide education to provider on the use of appropriate use criteria for advanced diagnostic imaging (HR 5926 / S 3040).

Increased funding for medical research through the National Institutes of Health (HR 5926 / S 3040) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2017 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (HR 5923 / S 3000). Request that the National Cancer Institute issue a request for proposals for stomach cancer research (no specific bill)

Increased funding for medical research through the National Institutes of Health (HR 5926 / S 3040) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2017 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (HR 5923 / S 3000). Request that the National Cancer Institute issue a request for proposals for stomach cancer research (no specific bill)

Support inclusion of report language in the Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill regarding the creation under the Department of the Health and Human Services of a public/private pediatric inflammatory bowel disease safety registry (HR 5926 / S 3040).

Support inclusion of report language in the Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill regarding the creation under the Department of the Health and Human Services of a public/private pediatric inflammatory bowel disease safety registry (HR 5926 / S 3040).

The Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act (H.R. 2895) The Preserve Community Care Cancer Act (H.R. 696 / S. 506)

- Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act (H.R. 2895) - Prompt pay discount legislation, (HR 696 / S 506) - H.R. 1416 The Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 - site neutrality for ambulatory oncology services - Oppose proposed Medicare Part B drug payment demonstration (no specific bill)

- Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act (H.R. 2895) - Prompt pay discount legislation, (HR 696 / S 506) - H.R. 1416 The Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 - site neutrality for ambulatory oncology services

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act (FLEX-IT 2 Act) (H.R. 3309)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Urge CMS to adopt a reporting policy that would allow a 90-day continuous period for participants in the MU program in 2016, as was the policy for 2015. (HR 3309)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act (FLEX-IT 2 Act) (H.R. 3309)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Urge CMS to adopt a reporting policy that would allow a 90-day continuous period for participants in the MU program in 2016, as was the policy for 2015. (no specific bill) Request for stakeholder input and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services transparency related to implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. (no specific bill)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act (FLEX-IT 2 Act) (H.R. 3309)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Urge CMS to adopt a reporting policy that would allow a 90-day continuous period for participants in the MU program in 2016, as was the policy for 2015. (HR 3309)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act (FLEX-IT 2 Act) (H.R. 3309)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Urge CMS to adopt a reporting policy that would allow a 90-day continuous period for participants in the MU program in 2016, as was the policy for 2015. (no specific bill) Request for stakeholder input and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services transparency related to implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. (no specific bill)

Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act (H.R. 2739/S. 1655)

Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act (H.R. 2739/S. 1655)

Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act (H.R. 2739/S. 1655)

Support Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015 (H.R. 1859 / S 2782) to establish eligibility of pediatric subspecialists for the National Health Service Corp loan programs.

Support health insurance coverage of medical foods for diseases of the digestive system (no specific legislation) Support Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015 (H.R. 1859 / S 2782) to establish eligibility of pediatric subspecialists for the National Health Service Corp loan programs. Support establishment and funding for a pediatric IBD registry (no specific legislation)

Support Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015 (H.R. 1859 / S 2782) to establish eligibility of pediatric subspecialists for the National Health Service Corp loan programs. Support for establishment of a registry for children with inflammatory bowel disease. No specific legislation.

Support Sec. 704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 (HR 4909 / S 2943): Coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under the TRICARE program.

National Defense Authorization Act (S.2943; Sec. 701) (H.R. 499; Sec. 704)

Support Sec. 704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 (HR 4909 / S 2943): Coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under the TRICARE program.

National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 (HR 4909 / S 2943) -- Oppose Sections 756 and 898. Support Sen. Durbins amendment, #4369

Support Sec. 704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 (HR 4909 / S 2943): Coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under the TRICARE program.

National Defense Authorization Act (S.2943; Sec. 701) (H.R. 499; Sec. 704)

Increased funding for medical research through the National Institutes of Health (HR 5926 / S 3040) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2017 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (HR 5923 / S 3000). Request that the National Cancer Institute issue a request for proposals for stomach cancer research (no specific bill)

Increased funding for cancer research through the National Institutes of Health. Support for 21st Century Cures (H.R. 34) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2017 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (HR 5923 / S 3000).

Increased funding for medical research through the National Institutes of Health (HR 5926 / S 3040) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2017 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (HR 5923 / S 3000). Request that the National Cancer Institute issue a request for proposals for stomach cancer research (no specific bill)

Support inclusion of report language in the Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill regarding the creation under the Department of the Health and Human Services of a public/private pediatric inflammatory bowel disease safety registry (HR 5926 / S 3040).

Increased funding for medical research through the National Institutes of Health (HR 5926 / S 3040) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2017 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (HR 5923 / S 3000). Request that the National Cancer Institute issue a request for proposals for stomach cancer research (no specific bill)

Support inclusion of report language in the Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill regarding the creation under the Department of the Health and Human Services of a public/private pediatric inflammatory bowel disease safety registry (HR 5926 / S 3040).

Request report language in the FY 2017 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education bill asking that the Department of Health and Human Services require that the agency provide education to provider on the use of appropriate use criteria for advanced diagnostic imaging (HR 5926 / S 3040).

Increased funding for medical research through the National Institutes of Health (HR 5926 / S 3040) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2017 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (HR 5923 / S 3000). Request that the National Cancer Institute issue a request for proposals for stomach cancer research (no specific bill)

The Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act (H.R. 2895) The Preserve Community Care Cancer Act (H.R. 696 / S. 506)

- Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act (H.R. 2895) - Prompt pay discount legislation, (HR 696 / S 506) - H.R. 1416 The Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 - site neutrality for ambulatory oncology services - Oppose proposed Medicare Part B drug payment demonstration (no specific bill)

- Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act (H.R. 2895) - Prompt pay discount legislation, (HR 696 / S 506) - H.R. 1416 The Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 - site neutrality for ambulatory oncology services

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Urge CMS to adopt a reporting policy that would allow a 90-day continuous period for participants in the MU program in 2016, as was the policy for 2015. (HR 3309)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act (FLEX-IT 2 Act) (H.R. 3309)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act (FLEX-IT 2 Act) (H.R. 3309)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act S. 1347 / HR 887 -- The Electronic Health Fairness Act; A bill exempting patient encounters that occur in Ambulatory Surgery Centers when calculating attainment of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use requirements. Urge CMS to adopt a reporting policy that would allow a 90-day continuous period for participants in the MU program in 2016, as was the policy for 2015. (no specific bill) Request for stakeholder input and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services transparency related to implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. (no specific bill)

HR 1220 / S. 624 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act Support modification of the Medicare misvalued codes initiative (no specific legislation) Oppose Medicare payment reductions for colonoscopy services (no specific legislation) HR 3309 - Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act