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Health Insurance Rate Review Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
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AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) via AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2014 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax H.R. 4600, Tax Free Health Insurance Act (King) tax treatment of health insurance premiums H.R. 4777, Health Savings Act (Burgess) HSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers S. 2260, EXPIRE Act (Wyden) tax provisions Hatch-Barrasso Amendment to H.R. 3474, Tax Extenders Bill two-year delay in ACA health insurance tax Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Source: Senate LDA
Health Insurance Rate Review Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Patients Right to Know Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Patients Right to Know Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Family Health Care Flexibility Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Family Health Care Flexibility Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax H.R. 4600, Tax Free Health Insurance Act (King) tax treatment of health insurance premiums H.R. 4777, Health Savings Act (Burgess) HSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers S. 2260, EXPIRE Act (Wyden) tax provisions Hatch-Barrasso Amendment to H.R. 3474, Tax Extenders Bill two-year delay in ACA health insurance tax Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act (Black) ACA issues H.R. 2853, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act (Lipinski) transparency of hospital prices H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Smith) ACA issues, FY 2014 appropriations H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ICD-10 Implementation S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security issues U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Draft of Stop SCAMS Act (not yet introduced) - anti-fraud activities, including coding, Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership, and MEDPAC report Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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 relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation H.R. 2853, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act (Lipinski) transparency of hospital prices H.R. 3077, TELE-MED Act (Nunes-Pallone) telemedicine H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ICD-10 Implementation S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security issues Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill (Harkin) funding for HHS programs, ACA amendments Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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; prescription drug pricing; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment (commonly referred to as the 3 Rs); dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax H.R. 4600, Tax Free Health Insurance Act (King) tax treatment of health insurance premiums H.R. 4777, Health Savings Act (Burgess) HSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers S. 2260, EXPIRE Act (Wyden) tax provisions Hatch-Barrasso Amendment to H.R. 3474, Tax Extenders Bill two-year delay in ACA health insurance tax Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation H.R. 2853, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act (Lipinski) transparency of hospital prices H.R. 3077, TELE-MED Act (Nunes-Pallone) telemedicine H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ICD-10 Implementation S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security issues Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill (Harkin) funding for HHS programs, ACA amendments Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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; prescription drug pricing; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment (commonly referred to as the 3 Rs); dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act (Black) ACA issues H.R. 2853, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act (Lipinski) transparency of hospital prices H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Smith) ACA issues, FY 2014 appropriations H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ICD-10 Implementation S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security issues U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Draft of Stop SCAMS Act (not yet introduced) - anti-fraud activities, including coding, Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership, and MEDPAC report Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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 relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax H.R. 4600, Tax Free Health Insurance Act (King) tax treatment of health insurance premiums H.R. 4777, Health Savings Act (Burgess) HSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers S. 2260, EXPIRE Act (Wyden) tax provisions Hatch-Barrasso Amendment to H.R. 3474, Tax Extenders Bill two-year delay in ACA health insurance tax Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
To delay the application of the individual health insurancemandate, to delay the application of the employer healthinsurance mandate, and for other purposes.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
To delay the application of the individual health insurancemandate, to delay the application of the employer healthinsurance mandate, and for other purposes.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax H.R. 4600, Tax Free Health Insurance Act (King) tax treatment of health insurance premiums H.R. 4777, Health Savings Act (Burgess) HSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers S. 2260, EXPIRE Act (Wyden) tax provisions Hatch-Barrasso Amendment to H.R. 3474, Tax Extenders Bill two-year delay in ACA health insurance tax Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act (Black) ACA issues H.R. 2853, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act (Lipinski) transparency of hospital prices H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Smith) ACA issues, FY 2014 appropriations H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ICD-10 Implementation S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security issues U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Draft of Stop SCAMS Act (not yet introduced) - anti-fraud activities, including coding, Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership, and MEDPAC report Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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 relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation H.R. 2853, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act (Lipinski) transparency of hospital prices H.R. 3077, TELE-MED Act (Nunes-Pallone) telemedicine H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ICD-10 Implementation S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security issues Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill (Harkin) funding for HHS programs, ACA amendments Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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; prescription drug pricing; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment (commonly referred to as the 3 Rs); dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
TELE-MED Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation H.R. 2853, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act (Lipinski) transparency of hospital prices H.R. 3077, TELE-MED Act (Nunes-Pallone) telemedicine H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ICD-10 Implementation S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security issues Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill (Harkin) funding for HHS programs, ACA amendments Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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; prescription drug pricing; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment (commonly referred to as the 3 Rs); dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
American Health Care Reform Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
American Health Care Reform Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax H.R. 4600, Tax Free Health Insurance Act (King) tax treatment of health insurance premiums H.R. 4777, Health Savings Act (Burgess) HSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers S. 2260, EXPIRE Act (Wyden) tax provisions Hatch-Barrasso Amendment to H.R. 3474, Tax Extenders Bill two-year delay in ACA health insurance tax Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone, and for other purposes.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Coverage Protection Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Coverage Protection Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act of 2014
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act of 2014
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act of 2014
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act of 2014
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Stop Obamacare's Risky Provisions Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Stop Obamacare's Risky Provisions Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
SIMPLE Fairness Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
SIMPLE Fairness Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation H.R. 2853, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act (Lipinski) transparency of hospital prices H.R. 3077, TELE-MED Act (Nunes-Pallone) telemedicine H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ICD-10 Implementation S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security issues Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill (Harkin) funding for HHS programs, ACA amendments Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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; prescription drug pricing; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment (commonly referred to as the 3 Rs); dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act (Black) ACA issues H.R. 2853, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act (Lipinski) transparency of hospital prices H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Smith) ACA issues, FY 2014 appropriations H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ICD-10 Implementation S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security issues U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Draft of Stop SCAMS Act (not yet introduced) - anti-fraud activities, including coding, Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership, and MEDPAC report Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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 relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2014
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax H.R. 4600, Tax Free Health Insurance Act (King) tax treatment of health insurance premiums H.R. 4777, Health Savings Act (Burgess) HSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers S. 2260, EXPIRE Act (Wyden) tax provisions Hatch-Barrasso Amendment to H.R. 3474, Tax Extenders Bill two-year delay in ACA health insurance tax Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Health Care Fairness and Stability Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Health Savings Act of 2014
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax H.R. 4600, Tax Free Health Insurance Act (King) tax treatment of health insurance premiums H.R. 4777, Health Savings Act (Burgess) HSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers S. 2260, EXPIRE Act (Wyden) tax provisions Hatch-Barrasso Amendment to H.R. 3474, Tax Extenders Bill two-year delay in ACA health insurance tax Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Letting Insurance Benefit Everyone Regardless of Their Youth (LIBERTY) Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Letting Insurance Benefit Everyone Regardless of Their Youth (LIBERTY) Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Health Care Choice Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Health Care Choice Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax H.R. 4600, Tax Free Health Insurance Act (King) tax treatment of health insurance premiums H.R. 4777, Health Savings Act (Burgess) HSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers S. 2260, EXPIRE Act (Wyden) tax provisions Hatch-Barrasso Amendment to H.R. 3474, Tax Extenders Bill two-year delay in ACA health insurance tax Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax H.R. 4600, Tax Free Health Insurance Act (King) tax treatment of health insurance premiums H.R. 4777, Health Savings Act (Burgess) HSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers S. 2260, EXPIRE Act (Wyden) tax provisions Hatch-Barrasso Amendment to H.R. 3474, Tax Extenders Bill two-year delay in ACA health insurance tax Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2013
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax H.R. 4600, Tax Free Health Insurance Act (King) tax treatment of health insurance premiums H.R. 4777, Health Savings Act (Burgess) HSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers S. 2260, EXPIRE Act (Wyden) tax provisions Hatch-Barrasso Amendment to H.R. 3474, Tax Extenders Bill two-year delay in ACA health insurance tax Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Keeping the Affordable Care Act Promise Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Keeping the Affordable Care Act Promise Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
A bill to delay the implementation of the individual health coverage mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
A bill to delay the implementation of the individual health coverage mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
ACA Enrollment Extension Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
ACA Enrollment Extension Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Continuous Coverage Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Continuous Coverage Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Expanded Consumer Choice Act
Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
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Client: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · Firm: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollments. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) ACA transitional reinsurance program Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation H.R. 2853, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act (Lipinski) transparency of hospital prices H.R. 3077, TELE-MED Act (Nunes-Pallone) telemedicine H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ICD-10 Implementation S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security issues Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill (Harkin) funding for HHS programs, ACA amendments Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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; prescription drug pricing; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment (commonly referred to as the 3 Rs); dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
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2014 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act (Black) ACA issues H.R. 2853, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act (Lipinski) transparency of hospital prices H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Smith) ACA issues, FY 2014 appropriations H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ICD-10 Implementation S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security issues U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Draft of Stop SCAMS Act (not yet introduced) - anti-fraud activities, including coding, Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership, and MEDPAC report Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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 relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) ACA reporting requirements16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, health insurer and employer reporting of health coverage, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Name of Lobbyists (continued): C. Lawrence: Assistant, Legislative Director for Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA-6); May 2008-July 200: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Price (GA-6)
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) via AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2013 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act (Black) ACA issues H.R. 2853, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act (Lipinski) transparency of hospital prices S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation S. 1284, Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies; amendment to block implementation of ACA individual mandate Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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 relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) repeal of ACA health insurance tax16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 3367, HIT Delay Bill (Boustany-Bera) delay of ACA health insurance tax S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) repeal of ACA health insurance tax S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) via AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2013 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation H.R. 2853, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act (Lipinski) transparency of hospital prices S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation S. 1284, Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies; amendment to block implementation of ACA individual mandate Regulatory Issues: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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 relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; health care reforms related to competition in provider markets; pay-for-delay issues; McCarran Ferguson; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges); issues related to the program integrity program; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) replacement health reforms H.J.Res. 59, Continuing Resolution (Rogers) ACA individual mandate S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of disputed claims Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) HIT repeal16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) HSA and FSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) HIT repeal S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues S. 1485, Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (Klobuchar) tax credits for family caregivers Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) via AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2013 · second_quarter · 2A
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) HIT repeal16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) HIT repeal S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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 relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) via AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2013 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) HIT repeal16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 2194, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) HIT repeal S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA issues Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer and individual coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health reimbursement accounts, deductibility limits for insurer compensation, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) via AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2013 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 933, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (Rogers) FY 201316. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): appropriations for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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 relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act (McKeon) TRICARE provisions H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5817, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (Luetkemeyer) privacy H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.J.Res. 17, Continuing Appropriations Resolution (Rogers) temporary appropriations for FY 2013 S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act (Franken) privacy S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act (Levin) TRICARE provisions S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy S. 3414, Cybersecurity Act (Lieberman) privacy, data security S. 3432 Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act (Nelson/Coburn) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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 relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal Regulatory Descriptions (con't): requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) via AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2012 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson; 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Rehburg) funding for HHS programs and agencies H.J.Res. 17, Continuing Appropriations Resolution (Rogers) temporary appropriations for FY 2013 S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy S. 3414, Cybersecurity Act (Lieberman) privacy, data security S. 3432 Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act (Nelson/Coburn) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) via AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2012 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611, BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) via AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2012 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to privacy, security, and other regulation of the Internet and electronic commerce; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) antitrust policy16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) disclosures on SBC documents Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
H.R. 1326, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Poe) ICD-10 implementation S. 44, Medical Care Access Protection Act (Portman) medical liability reform S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act (Coburn) ICD-10 implementation Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; OPM data warehouse for FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital 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 relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
H.R. 763, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Boustany-Matheson) HIT repeal16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 1248, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA issues H.R. 1342, Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA issues S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) HIT repeal, HSA and FSA changes S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso-Hatch) HIT repeal S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act (Johanns) HSA and FSA issues Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health insurer fee, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): (Conyers) antitrust policy H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) disclosures on SBC documents S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) MLR impact on agents and brokers Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
H.R.369, Health Savings and Affordability Act (Austria) HSA improvements 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act (Paulsen) HSA, HRA, FSA provisions, ACA provisions H.R. 450, Restoring Assistance for Families' and Seniors' Health Expenses Act (Reichert) repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions H.R. 524, Restoring Consumer-driven Health Care Act (Quayle) repeal of HSA restrictions H.R. 605, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Paulsen) repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions H.R. 1004, Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act (Boustany) -- distribution of unused amounts from a Health FSA H.R. 1370, Repeal of ACA Premium Tax (Boustany) H.R. 2010, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA improvements H.R. 2529, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) use of HSA funds and FSA funds to purchase OTC medications H.R. 5842, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) use of HSA, HRA, and FSA funds for over-the-counter medications H.R. 5858, Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act (Herger) HSA provisions H.R. 6005, Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act (Courtney) tax incentives for purchase of LTC insurance, consumer protections H.R. 6088, Repeal of the Unfair Taxes on Health Care Act (Schweikert) repeal of ACA premium tax and restrictions on HSAs / FSAs H.R. 6137, Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA provisions H.R. 6162, Ensuring Women's Access to Free-Market Healthcare Act (Cassidy) pregnancy-related coverage by HSA plans S. 312, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Hutchison) repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions S. 1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA improvements S. 1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Roberts) use of HSA funds and FSA funds to purchase OTC medications S. 1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso) repeal of health insurance premium tax S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act (Reid) amendment to repeal ACA premium tax S. 2516, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act (Harkin) pharmaceutical, medical device issues S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act (Harkin) pharmaceutical, medical device issues Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, health insurer fee, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R.6283, Guaranteed Access to Health Insurance Act (Burgess) reinsurance, high risk pools S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R.6283, Guaranteed Access to Health Insurance Act (Burgess) reinsurance, high risk pools S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
H.R.369, Health Savings and Affordability Act (Austria) HSA improvements 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act (Paulsen) HSA, HRA, FSA provisions, ACA provisions H.R. 450, Restoring Assistance for Families' and Seniors' Health Expenses Act (Reichert) repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions H.R. 524, Restoring Consumer-driven Health Care Act (Quayle) repeal of HSA restrictions H.R. 605, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Paulsen) repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions H.R. 1004, Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act (Boustany) -- distribution of unused amounts from a Health FSA H.R. 1370, Repeal of ACA Premium Tax (Boustany) H.R. 2010, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA improvements H.R. 2529, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) use of HSA funds and FSA funds to purchase OTC medications H.R. 5842, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) use of HSA, HRA, and FSA funds for over-the-counter medications H.R. 5858, Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act (Herger) HSA provisions H.R. 6005, Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act (Courtney) tax incentives for purchase of LTC insurance, consumer protections H.R. 6088, Repeal of the Unfair Taxes on Health Care Act (Schweikert) repeal of ACA premium tax and restrictions on HSAs / FSAs H.R. 6137, Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act (Fleming) HSA and FSA provisions H.R. 6162, Ensuring Women's Access to Free-Market Healthcare Act (Cassidy) pregnancy-related coverage by HSA plans S. 312, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Hutchison) repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions S. 1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA improvements S. 1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Roberts) use of HSA funds and FSA funds to purchase OTC medications S. 1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso) repeal of health insurance premium tax S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act (Reid) amendment to repeal ACA premium tax S. 2516, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act (Harkin) pharmaceutical, medical device issues S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act (Harkin) pharmaceutical, medical device issues Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees H.R. 5838, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 2288, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios S. 3229, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) -- model disclosure form for marketing long-term care insurance policies S. 3230, Long-Term Care Integrity Act (Klobuchar) -- claims dispute resolution procedures S. 3271, Equal Access to Medicare Options Act (Kerry) Medigap provisions, MA enrollment provisions Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
H.R.369, Health Savings and Affordability Act (Austria) HSA improvements H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act (Paulsen) HSA, HRA, FSA provisions, ACA provisions H.R. 450, Restoring Assistance for Families' and Seniors' Health Expenses Act (Reichert) repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 524, Restoring Consumer-driven Health Care Act (Quayle) repeal of HSA restrictions H.R. 605, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Paulsen) repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions H.R. 1004, Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act (Boustany) -- distribution of unused amounts from a Health FSA H.R. 1370, Repeal of ACA Premium Tax (Boustany) H.R. 2010, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA improvements H.R. 2529, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) use of HSA funds and FSA funds to purchase OTC medications H.R. 5842, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) use of HSA, HRA, and FSA funds for over-the-counter medications H.R. 5858, Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act (Herger) HSA provisions H.R. 6005, Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act (Courtney) tax incentives for purchase of LTC insurance, consumer protections H.R. 5651, FDA Reform Act (Upton) pharmaceutical, medical device issues S. 312, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Hutchison) repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions S. 1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA improvements S. 1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Roberts) use of HSA funds and FSA funds to purchase OTC medications S. 1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso) repeal of health insurance premium tax S. 2516, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act (Harkin) pharmaceutical, medical device issues S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act (Harkin) pharmaceutical, medical device issues Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Filing targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
H.R. 63, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) LTC insurance reforms H.R. 111, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) minimum hospital stays for mastectomy patients H.R. 346, Health Care Choice Act (Pearce ) national marketplace for individual coverage 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R.371, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 416, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) rate review H.R. 1050, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) association health plans H.R. 1150, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) antitrust policy H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers) agent commissions, medical loss ratios H.R. 1943, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act (Price) medical loss ratios H.R. 2645, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Stark) MLRs for Medigap policies H.R. 2958, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Holmes Norton) disability program for federal employees S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) rate review S. 159, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC insurance reforms S. 1416, Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (Kerry) MLRs for Medigap policies S. 1500, Ensure Children Have Health Care Act (Murkowski/Enzi) enrollment period for child-only policies S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu/Isakson) agent commissions, medical loss ratios Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997). D. Mott-Bronson: (June 1998 - September 2002); Democratic Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee, Representative McKinney (September 2002 December 2002).
H.R.369, Health Savings and Affordability Act (Austria) HSA improvements H.R. 450, Restoring Assistance for Families' and Seniors' Health Expenses Act (Reichert) repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions H.R. 524, Restoring Consumer-driven Health Care Act (Quayle) repeal of HSA restrictions 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 605, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Paulsen) repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions H.R. 1370, Repeal of ACA Premium Tax (Boustany) H.R. 2010, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Paulsen) HSA and FSA improvements H.R. 2529, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Jenkins) use of HSA funds and FSA funds to purchase OTC medications S. 312, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Hutchison) repeal of HSA and FSA restrictions S. 1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act (Hatch) HSA and FSA improvements S. 1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act (Roberts) use of HSA funds and FSA funds to purchase OTC medications S. 1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Barrasso) health insurance premium tax Regulatory Issues: Annual insurer provider fees; issues concerning the patient-centered outcomes research fee; employer coverage mandate, W-2 reporting requirements, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. 18. Lobbyists (continued): K. Callahan: Ross (March 2005- January 2012); Research Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson (October 2001 March 2005). G. Gierer: Legislative Correspondent, Senator Dodd (May 1997 - December 1999); Staff Assistant, Representative DeLauro (March 1996-May 1997).
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office