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Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Specific issues are shown only where the LDA source assigned them to this lobbyist. Targets apply to the associated filing.
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) via AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2009 · third_quarter · Q3
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Source: Senate LDA
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform (continued) H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 679, Economic Recovery Provisions (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act (Obey) high risk pools, comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 336, Economic Recovery Provisions (Inouye) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) health information technology; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) COBRA; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) COBRA (continued) H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) COBRA; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) COBRA; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform (continued) H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 679, Economic Recovery Provisions (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act (Obey) high risk pools, comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 336, Economic Recovery Provisions (Inouye) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) health information technology; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
America's Affordable Health Care Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
America's Affordable Health Care Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
America's Affordable Health Care Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform (continued) H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 679, Economic Recovery Provisions (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act (Obey) high risk pools, comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 336, Economic Recovery Provisions (Inouye) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) health information technology; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) COBRA; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) COBRA (continued) H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) COBRA; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) COBRA; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
American Health Security Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
American Health Security Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform (continued) H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 679, Economic Recovery Provisions (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act (Obey) high risk pools, comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 336, Economic Recovery Provisions (Inouye) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) health information technology; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
American Health Security Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) COBRA; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) COBRA (continued) H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) COBRA; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) COBRA; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Healthy Americans Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Healthy Americans Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Healthy Americans Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) COBRA; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) COBRA (continued) H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) COBRA; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) COBRA; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) COBRA; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) COBRA (continued) H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) COBRA; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) COBRA; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) COBRA; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) COBRA (continued) H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) COBRA; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) COBRA; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Medical Justice Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Medical Justice Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform (continued) H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 679, Economic Recovery Provisions (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act (Obey) high risk pools, comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 336, Economic Recovery Provisions (Inouye) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) health information technology; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Medical Justice Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform (continued) H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 679, Economic Recovery Provisions (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act (Obey) high risk pools, comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 336, Economic Recovery Provisions (Inouye) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) health information technology; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
National Health Insurance Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform (continued) H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 679, Economic Recovery Provisions (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act (Obey) high risk pools, comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 336, Economic Recovery Provisions (Inouye) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) health information technology; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
National Health Insurance Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
National Health Insurance Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) COBRA; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) COBRA (continued) H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) COBRA; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) COBRA; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) COBRA; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) COBRA (continued) H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) COBRA; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) COBRA; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Children's Health Protection Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) COBRA; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) COBRA (continued) H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) COBRA; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) COBRA; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Children's Health Protection Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Children's Health Protection Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform (continued) H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 679, Economic Recovery Provisions (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act (Obey) high risk pools, comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 336, Economic Recovery Provisions (Inouye) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) health information technology; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) COBRA; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) COBRA (continued) H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) COBRA; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) COBRA; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform (continued) H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 679, Economic Recovery Provisions (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act (Obey) high risk pools, comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 336, Economic Recovery Provisions (Inouye) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) health information technology; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
National Insurance Consumer Protection Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
National Insurance Consumer Protection Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform (continued) H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 679, Economic Recovery Provisions (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act (Obey) high risk pools, comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 336, Economic Recovery Provisions (Inouye) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) health information technology; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Data Accountability and Trust Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Data Accountability and Trust Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Autism Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Autism Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Patients' Choice Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Patients' Choice Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Insurance Information Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Insurance Information Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone (CHOICE) Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone (CHOICE) Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
To require a minimum loss ratio for 90 percent for health insurance coverage offered through an insurance exchange.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
To require a minimum loss ratio for 90 percent for health insurance coverage offered through an insurance exchange.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
PATIENTS Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
PATIENTS Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Health Care Choice Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) COBRA; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) COBRA (continued) H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) COBRA; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) COBRA; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act of 2009
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (cont.) HCR (cont.) H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.R. 3293, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Obey/Harkin) high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research, HHS programs; H.R. 3400, Empowering Patients First Act (Price) premium subsidies, national marketplace, medical liability reforms, wellness, transparency, quality; H.R. 3468, Prevention and Wellness Programs (Castle) incentives for prevention and wellness; H.R. 3472, Premium Discounts for Healthy Behavior (Dahlkemper) premium discounts for healthy behavior; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology;S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan; S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, identity theft; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; S. 1734, Medical Liability Reform (Kyl) medical liability reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; 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; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) via AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2009 · second_quarter · Q2
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse (continued); Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, comparative effectiveness research, administrative simplification, health disparities, prevention and wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform; H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security; H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency; H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Schrader) comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 2520, Patients Choice Act (Ryan) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 2607: Small Business Health Coverage (Johnson) association health plans; H.R. 2668, Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act (Murphy) government run health plan; H.R. 3002, PATIENTS Act (Boehner) comparative effectiveness research; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act (Grassley) fraud and abuse; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform; S. 913, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act (Cornyn) wellness incentives; S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (Snowe) cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements; S. 1099, Patients Choice Act (Coburn) comprehensive health reform; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (Baucus) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1259, PATIENTS Act (Kyl) comparative effectiveness research; S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act (Rockefeller) government run health plan HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; 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 realting to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) via AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2009 · first_quarter · Q1
H.Con.Res. 85 Budget Resolution (Spratt) health-related provisions; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 15, National Health Insurance Act (Dingell) single-payer health reform (continued) H.R. 109, America's Affordable Health Care Act (Fortenberg) essential benefits plan, high risk pools; H.R. 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act (Stark) new government health program; H.R. 544, Flexible Health Savings Act (Royce) FSA rollovers; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) health information technology, privacy; H.R. 676, United States National Health Care Act (Conyers) single payer health reform; H.R. 679, Economic Recovery Provisions (Obey) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research, prevention and wellness; H.R. 1086, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey) medical liability reform; H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act (Obey) high risk pools, comparative effectiveness research; H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act (McDermott) single-payer health reform; H.R. 1468, Medical Justice Act (Burgess) medical liability reform; H.R. 1493, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) antitrust exemption for physicians; H.R. 1658, Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act (Tiahrt) third party billing by VA for service-connected disabilities; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; S.Con.Res. 13 Budget Resolution (Conrad) health-related provisions; S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign) medical liability reform; S. 179, Health Information Technology Act (Stabenow) health information technology; S. 336, Economic Recovery Provisions (Inouye) health information technology, privacy, comparative effectiveness research; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) health information technology; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 698, State-Based Health Care Reform Act (Feingold) pilot projects for state-based health reforms; S. 703, American Health Security Act (Sanders) single-payer health reform HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to Form 5500 reporting requirements.
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Obey) COBRA; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Provisions (Rangel) COBRA (continued) H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Provisions (Waxman) COBRA; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 350, Economic Recovery Provisions (Baucus) COBRA; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
INS (Legislative): H.R. 241: Association Health Plans (Johnson); H.R. 758: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) (continued) INS (Legislative) (cont.) H.R. 1081: Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio); H.R. 1282: Medigap Access Improvement Act (English); H.R. 1424: Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (Kennedy); H.R. 2412: Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act (Lowey); H.R. 2676: Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Pryce); H.R. 2842: Childrens Health Protection Act (Schwartz); H.R. 2851: Michelles Law (Hodes) (provisions relating to continuity of coverage for college students on medical leave); H.R. 3001: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (Pallone); H.R. 3195: ADA Amendments Act (Hoyer); H.R. 3200: National Insurance Act (provisions relating to regulatory reform) (Bean); H.R. 3425: Cancer Screening Coverage Act (Maloney); H.R. 4460: Health Care Choice Act (provisions relating to health insurance reforms in individual market) (Shadegg); H.R. 5550: Coverage for Young Adult Dependents of Federal Employees (Davis); H.R. 5781: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (Maloney) (provisions relating to disability study); H.R. 5840: Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) (provisions relating to federal Office of Insurance Information); H.R. 5938: Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act (Conyers); H.R. 6049: Energy Improvement and Extension Act (provisions relating to mental health parity); H.R. 6071: Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) (provisions relating to reinstatement of health insurance following nonpayment of premiums); H.R. 6142: Lawsuits Against Employer-Sponsored Disability Benefit Plans (Andrews); H.R. 6210: Small Business Health Options Program Act (Kind-English); H.R. 6528: Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) (provisions relating to limitations on lifetime limits); H.R. 6582: Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) (provisions relating to health insurance); H.R. 6908: Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarifications Act (Burgess) (provisions relating to disclosure rules for coverage exclusions); H.R. 6983: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (Kennedy) (provisions relating to mental health parity); H.R. 7129: Several Approaches to Reduce the Uninsured Act (Andrews) (relating to state regulation of employer-sponsored health benefits); S. 40: National Insurance Act (provisions relating to regulatory reform) (Sununu); S. 46: Affordability in the Individual Market Act (provisions relating to HSAs) (Ensign); S. 239: Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act (Feinstein); S. 400: Michelle's Law (provisions relating to continuity of coverage for college students on medical leave) (Sununu); S. 459: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe); S. 495: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy); S. 558: Mental Health Parity Act (Domenici); S. 616: HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act (Collins); S. 618: Insurance Industry Competition Act (Leahy); S. 1076: HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act (Burgess); S. 1178: Identity Theft Protection Act (Inouye); S. 1260: Data Security Act (Carper); S. 1298: Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry); S. 1588: Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery Act (Landrieu); S. 1758: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (Kennedy); S. 1814: Health Information Privacy and Security Act (Leahy); S. 2168: Identify Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act (Leahy); S. 2236: Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller); S. 2268: Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar); S. 2477: Health Care Choice Act (DeMint); S. 2706: Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan); S. 2795: Small Business Health Options Program Act (Durbin-Snowe); S. 2818: Small Business Health Plans Act (Enzi); S. 2948: Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) (provisions relating to health coverage for small employers); S. 2999: Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown); S. 3068: Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act (Snowe); S. 3115: Childrens Health Protection Act (Lautenberg); S. 3335: Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act (provisions relating to mental health parity); S. 3554: Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act (Smith) (provisions relating to insurance reforms, tax credits); S. 3559: Continuing Coverage Act (Coleman) (relating to third party review for rescission decisions); S. 3712: Mental Health Parity (Kennedy) (relating to a technical correction); DRAFT Senate Bill (Grassley) relating to disclosure of employee health insurance costs; Draft Senate Health Care Reform Proposal (Baucus) (relating to access, quality, and affordability issues). INS (Regulatory) 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; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; and implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements.
HCR (LEGISLATIVE ISSUES): H.R. 506: Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act (Baldwin) (continued) H.R. 1368: Personalized Health Information Act (Kennedy); H.R. 2184: Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act (provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research) (Allen); H.R. 2406: Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act (Gordon); H.R. 2497: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Cooper); H.R. 2580: Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey); H.R. 2638: Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act (provisions relating to high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research funding); H.R. 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act (provisions relating to health care disparaties) (Solis); H.R. 3341: Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) (provisions relating to physician collective bargaining); H.R. 5348: American Health Benefits Program Act (Langevin-Shays); H.R. 5442: TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 (Markey); H.R. 6357: Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act (Dingell-Barton); H.R. 6444: Healthy Americans Act (Wasserman Schultz) (provisions relating to insurance reforms and subsidies); H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act (Stark) (provisions relating to standards and incentives for health information technology; privacy and security protections); H.R. 7038: Health Care Services Commission Act (Ryan) (provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research); S. 243: Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign); S. 244: Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act (Gregg); S. 325: Health Partnership Act (Bingaman); S. 334: Healthy Americans Act (Wyden); S. 1198: Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act (Smith); S. 1456: Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act (Carper); S. 1481: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Baucus); S. 1490: Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act (Carper); S. 1693: Wired for Health Care Quality Act (Kennedy); S. 2041: False Claims Act Amendments (Grassley); S. 3230: Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (provisions relating to high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research funding); and S. 3408: Comparative Effectiveness Research. Act (Baucus) and HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including privacy, security, electronic transactions, code sets, and identifiers; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; 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; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to service provider disclosure.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of