LEIF BRIERLEY

Medicare; Medicaid; Orthotics and Prosthetics policy; VA Amputee Bill of Rights; Medicare O&P Improvements Act; Medicare physician documentation; RAC and Medicare audit and appeals legislation; opposition to Medicare lower limb prosthetic LCD; off the shelf orthotics legislation.

Assistive device coverage; healthcare reform and Medicare policy; complex rehab as separate Medicare benefit and delay of competitively bid pricing on accessories; Disposable medical technology legislation; DMEPOS competitive bidding; In-the-Home restriction under Medicare DME benefit; essential health benefits; Medicare coverage of seat elevation and standing feature wheelchairs; Medicare Audit and Appeals legislation.

Medicare inpatient rehabilitation hospital legislative and regulatory proposals; health care and entitlement reform; access to rehabilitation services; Essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act; Medicare post-acute bundling legislation; IRF Proposed Rule.

Implementation of S.800/H.R.1631, Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for rehabilitation research.

Medicare inpatient rehabilitation hospital legislative and regulatory proposals; health care and entitlement reform; access to rehabilitation services and devices; Essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act; Medicare post-acute bundling legislation; Medicare Value Based Purchasing legislation.

Healthcare access; brain injury treatment and research; health reform implementation; essential benefits; Medicare and Medicaid issues; quality improvement; evidenced-based medicine; protection for post-acute care services Value Based Purchasing and PAC bundling; access to rehab services under Managed Care.

Medicare coverage or recreational therapy in various inpatient settings; healthcare reform implementation; Medicare rehab issues; essential health benefits; offsets involving post-acute Medicare services; 3 Hour Rule under IRF care, Medicare Therapy Cap legislation.

Medicare offset proposals impacting Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities; Post-Acute care reform and quality assessment; access to rehabilitation services and devices; health reform implementation; bundling and ACO's (CCH demo); essential health benefits; Value Based Purchasing and Regulatory Relief; RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor) legislation; Medicare Fraud and Abuse legislation; preservation of Medicaid access; Medicare therapy cap legislation.

NIH and NIDILRR appropriations and research structure; R&D research programs within federal agencies; access to rehabilitation services and devices.

Advocate for improved access to cochlear implants; Medicare Coverage; Medicaid Coverage; Disparity in VA coverage of cochlear implants.

Medicare physician payment implementation; Medicare inpatient rehab; Medicare payment quality measurement and Value Based Purchasing legislation; Medicare Bundling; Medicare Audits and Appeals legislation; Medicare therapy cap; Medicaid regulations; appropriations and policy re disability and rehabilitation research; essential health benefits regulations; Affordable Care Act regulations; Fraud and Abuse legislation; Sports Medicine legislation.

Medicare and Medicaid coding and payment coverage of O&P; VA access issues; research funding; quality of patient care; O&P access; O&P Medicare Improvements Act; essential benefits; Medicare physician documentation; ACA implementation; Medicare Audit and Appeals Legislation; prior authorization regulations and off-the-shelf orthotics; monitor and respond to lower limb coverage threats.

Medicare; Medicaid; Orthotics and Prosthetics policy; VA Amputee Bill of Rights; Medicare O&P Improvements Act; Medicare physician documentation; RAC and Medicare audit and appeals legislation; opposition to Medicare lower limb prosthetic LCD; off the shelf orthotics legislation.

Assistive device coverage; healthcare reform and Medicare policy; complex rehab as separate Medicare benefit and delay of competitively bid pricing on accessories; Disposable medical technology legislation; DMEPOS competitive bidding; In-the-Home restriction under Medicare DME benefit; essential health benefits; Medicare coverage of seat elevation and standing feature wheelchairs; Medicare Audit and Appeals legislation.

Medicare inpatient rehabilitation hospital legislative and regulatory proposals; health care and entitlement reform; access to rehabilitation services; Essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act; Medicare post-acute bundling legislation; IRF Proposed Rule.

Implementation of S.800/H.R.1631, Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for rehabilitation research.

Medicare inpatient rehabilitation hospital legislative and regulatory proposals; health care and entitlement reform; access to rehabilitation services and devices; Essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act; Medicare post-acute bundling legislation; Medicare Value Based Purchasing legislation.

Healthcare access; brain injury treatment and research; health reform implementation; essential benefits; Medicare and Medicaid issues; quality improvement; evidenced-based medicine; protection for post-acute care services Value Based Purchasing and PAC bundling; access to rehab services under Managed Care.

Medicare coverage or recreational therapy in various inpatient settings; healthcare reform implementation; Medicare rehab issues; essential health benefits; offsets involving post-acute Medicare services; 3 Hour Rule under IRF care, Medicare Therapy Cap legislation.

Medicare offset proposals impacting Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities; Post-Acute care reform and quality assessment; access to rehabilitation services and devices; health reform implementation; bundling and ACO's (CCH demo); essential health benefits; Value Based Purchasing and Regulatory Relief; RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor) legislation; Medicare Fraud and Abuse legislation; preservation of Medicaid access; Medicare therapy cap legislation.

NIH and NIDILRR appropriations and research structure; R&D research programs within federal agencies; access to rehabilitation services and devices.

Advocate for improved access to cochlear implants; Medicare Coverage; Medicaid Coverage; Disparity in VA coverage of cochlear implants.

Medicare physician payment implementation; Medicare inpatient rehab; Medicare payment quality measurement and Value Based Purchasing legislation; Medicare Bundling; Medicare Audits and Appeals legislation; Medicare therapy cap; Medicaid regulations; appropriations and policy re disability and rehabilitation research; essential health benefits regulations; Affordable Care Act regulations; Fraud and Abuse legislation; Sports Medicine legislation.

Independence at Home issues.

Appropriations for Division of Transplantation at HRSA (HHS); MACRA implementation; removal of disincentives and incentives for organ donation; immunosuppressive drug coverage extension under Medicare; non-discrimination in health insurance; essential health benefits; quality health care and registries; hospital readmission legislation.

A physician loan program and Medicare coverage policy; pediatric and neurologic diseases; Medicare physician payments; ACA implementation; Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015;Participation of Pediatric Sub-specialists in NHSL Program.

Education of blind children; Higher Education Reauthorization Act.

Independence at Home issues.

A physician loan program and Medicare coverage policy; pediatric and neurologic diseases; Medicare physician payments; ACA implementation; Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015;Participation of Pediatric Sub-specialists in NHSL Program.

Appropriations for Division of Transplantation at HRSA (HHS); MACRA implementation; removal of disincentives and incentives for organ donation; immunosuppressive drug coverage extension under Medicare; non-discrimination in health insurance; essential health benefits; quality health care and registries; hospital readmission legislation.

Medicare and Medicaid coding and payment coverage of O&P; VA access issues; research funding; quality of patient care; O&P access; O&P Medicare Improvements Act; essential benefits; Medicare physician documentation; ACA implementation; Medicare Audit and Appeals Legislation; prior authorization regulations and off-the-shelf orthotics; monitor and respond to lower limb coverage threats.

Medicare; Medicaid; Orthotics and Prosthetics policy; VA Amputee Bill of Rights; Medicare O&P Improvements Act; Medicare physician documentation; RAC and Medicare audit and appeals legislation; opposition to Medicare lower limb prosthetic LCD.

Assistive device coverage; healthcare reform and Medicare policy; complex rehab as separate Medicare benefit and delay of competitively bid pricing on accessories; Disposable medical technology legislation; DMEPOS competitive bidding; In-the-Home restriction under Medicare DME benefit; essential health benefits; Medicare coverage of seat elevation; Medicare Audit and Appeals legislation.

Medicare inpatient rehabilitation hospital legislative and regulatory proposals; health care and entitlement reform; access to rehabilitation services; Essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act; Medicare post-acute bundling legislation; Medicare Value Based Purchasing legislation; Medicare outpatient therapy cap legislation.

Implementation of S.800/H.R.1631, Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for rehabilitation research.

Medicare inpatient rehabilitation hospital legislative and regulatory proposals; health care and entitlement reform; access to rehabilitation services and devices; Essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act; Medicare post-acute bundling legislation; Medicare Value Based Purchasing legislation.

Healthcare access; brain injury treatment and research; health reform implementation; essential benefits; Medicare and Medicaid issues; quality improvement; evidenced-based medicine; protection for post-acute care services Value Based Purchasing and PAC bundling; access to rehab services under Managed Care.

Medicare coverage or recreational therapy in various inpatient settings; healthcare reform implementation; Medicare rehab issues; essential health benefits; offsets involving post-acute Medicare services; 3 Hour Rule under IRF care, Medicare Therapy Cap legislation.

Medicare offset proposals impacting Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities; Post-Acute care reform and quality assessment; access to rehabilitation services and devices; health reform implementation; bundling and ACO's (CCH demo); essential health benefits; Value Based Purchasing and Regulatory Relief; RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor) legislation; Medicare Fraud and Abuse legislation; preservation of Medicaid access; Medicare therapy cap legislation.

NIH and NIDILRR appropriations and research structure; R&D research programs within federal agencies; access to rehabilitation services and devices.

Advocate for improved access to cochlear implants; Medicare Coverage; Disparity in VA coverage of cochlear implants.

Medicare physician payment implementation; Medicare inpatient rehab; Medicare payment quality measurement and Value Based Purchasing legislation; Medicare Bundling; Medicare Audits and Appeals legislation; Medicare therapy cap; Medicaid regulations; appropriations and policy re disability and rehabilitation research; essential health benefits regulations; Affordable Care Act regulations; Fraud and Abuse legislation; Sports Medicine legislation.

Education of blind children.

Medicare inpatient rehabilitation hospital legislative and regulatory proposals; health care and entitlement reform; access to rehabilitation services; Essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act; Medicare post-acute bundling legislation; Medicare Value Based Purchasing legislation; Medicare outpatient therapy cap legislation.

Independence at Home issues.

A physician loan program and Medicare coverage policy; pediatric and neurologic diseases; Medicare physician payments; ACA implementation; Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015;Participation of Pediatric Sub-specialists in NHSL Program.

Appropriations for Division of Transplantation at HRSA (HHS); MACRA implementation; removal of disincentives and incentives for organ donation; immunosuppressive drug coverage extension under Medicare; non-discrimination in health insurance; essential health benefits; quality health care and registries; hospital readmission legislation.

Education of blind children.

Medicare and Medicaid coding and payment coverage of O&P; VA access issues; research funding; quality of patient care; O&P access; O&P Medicare Improvements Act; essential benefits; Medicare physician documentation; ACA implementation; Medicare Audit and Appeals Legislation; prior authorization regulations and off-the-shelf orthotics; monitor and respond to lower limb coverage threats.

Medicare; Medicaid; Orthotics and Prosthetics policy; VA Amputee Bill of Rights; Medicare O&P Improvements Act; Medicare physician documentation; RAC and Medicare audit and appeals legislation; opposition to Medicare lower limb prosthetic LCD.

Assistive device coverage; healthcare reform and Medicare policy; complex rehab as separate Medicare benefit and delay of competitively bid pricing on accessories; Disposable medical technology legislation; DMEPOS competitive bidding; In-the-Home restriction under Medicare DME benefit; essential health benefits; Medicare coverage of seat elevation; Medicare Audit and Appeals legislation.

Implementation of S.800/H.R.1631, Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for rehabilitation research.

Medicare inpatient rehabilitation hospital legislative and regulatory proposals; health care and entitlement reform; access to rehabilitation services and devices; Essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act; Medicare post-acute bundling legislation; Medicare Value Based Purchasing legislation.

Healthcare access; brain injury treatment and research; health reform implementation; essential benefits; Medicare and Medicaid issues; quality improvement; evidenced-based medicine; protection for post-acute care services Value Based Purchasing and PAC bundling; access to rehab services under Managed Care.

Medicare coverage or recreational therapy in various inpatient settings; healthcare reform implementation; Medicare rehab issues; essential health benefits; offsets involving post-acute Medicare services; 3 Hour Rule under IRF care, Medicare Therapy Cap legislation.

Medicare offset proposals impacting Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities; Post-Acute care reform and quality assessment; access to rehabilitation services and devices; health reform implementation; bundling and ACO's (CCH demo); essential health benefits; Value Based Purchasing and Regulatory Relief; RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor) legislation; Medicare Fraud and Abuse legislation; preservation of Medicaid access; Medicare therapy cap legislation.

NIH and NIDILRR appropriations and research structure; R&D research programs within federal agencies; access to rehabilitation services and devices.

Advocate for improved access to cochlear implants; Medicare Coverage; Disparity in VA coverage of cochlear implants.

Medicare physician payment implementation; Medicare inpatient rehab; Medicare payment quality measurement and Value Based Purchasing legislation; Medicare Bundling; Medicare Audits and Appeals legislation; Medicare therapy cap; Medicaid regulations; appropriations and policy re disability and rehabilitation research; essential health benefits regulations; Affordable Care Act regulations; Fraud and Abuse legislation; Sports Medicine legislation.

Independence at Home issues.

A physician loan program and Medicare coverage policy; pediatric and neurologic diseases; Medicare physician payments; ACA implementation; Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015;Participation of Pediatric Sub-specialists in NHSL Program.

Appropriations for Division of Transplantation at HRSA (HHS); MACRA implementation; removal of disincentives and incentives for organ donation; immunosuppressive drug coverage extension under Medicare; non-discrimination in health insurance; essential health benefits; quality health care and registries; hospital readmission legislation.

Medicare and Medicaid coding and payment coverage of O&P; VA access issues; research funding; quality of patient care; O&P access; O&P Medicare Improvements Act; essential benefits; Medicare physician documentation; ACA implementation; Medicare Audit and Appeals Legislation; prior authorization regulations and off-the-shelf orthotics; monitor and respond to lower limb coverage threats.

Medicare; Medicaid; Orthotics and Prosthetics policy; VA Amputee Bill of Rights; Medicare O&P Improvements Act; Medicare physician documentation; RAC and Medicare audit and appeals legislation; opposition to Medicare lower limb prosthetic LCD.

Assistive device coverage; healthcare reform and Medicare policy; complex rehab as separate Medicare benefit and delay of competitively bid pricing on accessories; Disposable medical technology legislation; DMEPOS competitive bidding; In-the-Home restriction under Medicare DME benefit; essential health benefits; Medicare coverage of seat elevation; Medicare Audit and Appeals legislation.

Medicare inpatient rehabilitation hospital legislative and regulatory proposals; health care and entitlement reform; access to rehabilitation services; Essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act; Medicare post-acute bundling legislation; Medicare Value Based Purchasing legislation; Medicare outpatient therapy cap legislation.

Medicare inpatient rehabilitation hospital legislative and regulatory proposals; health care and entitlement reform; access to rehabilitation services and devices; Essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act; Medicare post-acute bundling legislation; Medicare Value Based Purchasing legislation.

Implementation of S.800/H.R.1631, Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for rehabilitation research.

Implementation of S.800/H.R.1631, Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for rehabilitation research.

Accreditation of Health and Human services providers; quality of care and services provided to people with disabilities; Medicaid and Medicare deemed status; healthcare reform implementation; access to rehabilitation benefits.

Healthcare access; brain injury treatment and research; health reform implementation; essential benefits; Medicare and Medicaid issues; quality improvement; evidenced-based medicine; protection for post-acute care services Value Based Purchasing and PAC bundling; access to rehab services under Managed Care.

Medicare coverage or recreational therapy in various inpatient settings; healthcare reform implementation; Medicare rehab issues; essential health benefits; offsets involving post-acute Medicare services; 3 Hour Rule under IRF care, Medicare Therapy Cap legislation.

Medicare offset proposals impacting Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities; Post-Acute care reform and quality assessment; access to rehabilitation services and devices; health reform implementation; bundling and ACO's (CCH demo); essential health benefits; Value Based Purchasing and Regulatory Relief; RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor) legislation; Medicare Fraud and Abuse legislation; preservation of Medicaid access; Medicare therapy cap legislation.

NIH and NIDILRR appropriations and research structure; R&D research programs within federal agencies; access to rehabilitation services and devices.

Advocate for improved access to cochlear implants; Medicare Coverage; Advocate for EHDI Legislation and implementation, H.R. 1344.

Medicare physician payment implementation; Medicare inpatient rehab; Medicare payment quality measurement and Value Based Purchasing legislation; Medicare Bundling; Medicare Audits and Appeals legislation; Medicare therapy cap; Medicaid regulations; appropriations and policy re disability and rehabilitation research; essential health benefits regulations; Affordable Care Act regulations; Fraud and Abuse legislation; Sports Medicine legislation.

A physician loan program and Medicare coverage policy; pediatric and neurologic diseases; Medicare physician payments; ACA implementation; Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015;Participation of Pediatric Sub-specialists in NHSL Program.

Appropriations for Division of Transplantation at HRSA (HHS); MACRA implementation; removal of disincentives and incentives for organ donation; immunosuppressive drug coverage extension under Medicare; non-discrimination in health insurance; essential health benefits; quality health care and registries; hospital readmission legislation.

Medicare and Medicaid coding and payment coverage of O&P; VA access issues; research funding; quality of patient care; O&P access; O&P Medicare Improvements Act; essential benefits; Medicare physician documentation; ACA implementation; Medicare Audit and Appeals Legislation; prior authorization regulations and off-the-shelf orthotics; monitor and respond to lower limb coverage threats.

Medicare; Medicaid; Orthotics and Prosthetics policy; VA Amputee Bill of Rights; Medicare O&P Improvements Act; Medicare physician documentation; RAC and Medicare audit and appeals legislation; opposition to Medicare lower limb prosthetic LCD.

Assistive device coverage; healthcare reform and Medicare policy; complex rehab as separate Medicare benefit and delay of competitively bid pricing on accessories; Disposable medical technology legislation; DMEPOS competitive bidding; In-the-Home restriction under Medicare DME benefit; essential health benefits; Medicare coverage of seat elevation; Medicare Audit and Appeals legislation.

Implementation of S.800/H.R.1631, Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for rehabilitation research.

Medicare coverage or recreational therapy in various inpatient settings; healthcare reform implementation; Medicare rehab issues; essential health benefits; offsets involving post-acute Medicare services; outpatient therapy under the 3 Hour Rule.

NIH and NIDILRR appropriations and research structure; R&D research programs within federal agencies; access to rehabilitation services and devices.

Advocate for improved access to cochlear implants; Medicare Coverage; Advocate for EHDI Legislation, H.R. 1344.

Medicare physician payment implementation; Medicare inpatient rehab; Medicare payment quality measurement and Value Based Purchasing legislation; Medicare Bundling; Medicare Audits and Appeals legislation; Medicare therapy cap; Medicaid regulations; appropriations and policy re disability and rehabilitation research; essential health benefits regulations; Affordable Care Act regulations; Fraud and Abuse legislation; Sports Medicine legislation.

Independence at Home issues.

Medicare and Medicaid coding and payment coverage of O&P; VA access issues; research funding; quality of patient care; O&P access; O&P Medicare Improvements Act; essential benefits; Medicare physician documentation; ACA implementation; Medicare Audit and Appeals Legislation; prior authorization regulations and off-the-shelf orthotics; monitor and respond to lower limb coverage threats.

Medicare; Medicaid; Orthotics and Prosthetics policy; VA Amputee Bill of Rights; Medicare O&P Improvements Act; Medicare physician documentation; RAC and Medicare audit and appeals legislation; opposition to Medicare lower limb prosthetic LCD.

Assistive device coverage; healthcare reform and Medicare policy; complex rehab as separate Medicare benefit and delay of competitively bid pricing on accessories; Disposable medical technology legislation; DMEPOS competitive bidding; In-the-Home restriction under Medicare DME benefit; essential health benefits; Medicare coverage of seat elevation; Medicare Audit and Appeals legislation.

Implementation of S.800/H.R.1631, Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH Act; NIH rehab issues; appropriations for rehabilitation research.

A physician loan program and Medicare coverage policy; pediatric and neurologic diseases; Medicare physician payments; ACA implementation; Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015;Participation of Pediatric Sub-specialists in NHSL Program.

Medicare coverage or recreational therapy in various inpatient settings; healthcare reform implementation; Medicare rehab issues; essential health benefits; offsets involving post-acute Medicare services; outpatient therapy under the 3 Hour Rule.

Appropriations for Division of Transplantation at HRSA (HHS); MACRA implementation; removal of disincentives and incentives for organ donation; immunosuppressive drug coverage extension under Medicare; non-discrimination in health insurance; essential health benefits; quality health care and registries; hospital readmission legislation.

NIH and NIDILRR appropriations and research structure; R&D research programs within federal agencies; access to rehabilitation services and devices.

Advocate for improved access to cochlear implants; Medicare Coverage; Advocate for EHDI Legislation, H.R. 1344.